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

Cantoria (detail)

1431-39
Marble
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

There are numerous models for the dancing putti in classical Roman art. It is more than likely that Donatello saw some of them during his trip to Rome and had them in mind when he started work shortly after his return.