DONATELLO
(b. ca. 1386, Firenze, d. 1466, Firenze)

St Louis of Toulouse (detail)

1421-25
Gilded bronze
Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce, Florence

The bishop's voluminous robes almost appear to be pressing down his slight body, and the over-sized mitre contrast noticeably with the almost infantile face of the youthful dignitary.