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Which sculptures did Donatello create for the baptismal font of Siena Cathedral?
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David, bronze sculpture by Donatello, early 15th century; in the Bargello Museum, Florence.
Donatello contributed to the baptismal font of the Siena Cathedral after the original sculptor, Jacopo della Quercia, failed to complete the commission in a timely manner.12
While Jacopo della Quercia had been assigned two gilt bronze reliefs for the font, he completed only one, Zacharias in the Temple, leaving the second relief to be executed by Donatello. The font features carvings by several prominent artists, including Donatello and Lorenzo Ghiberti.23