The Pulpit for the exterior façade of the Cathedral in Prato, begun in 1428 and after long pauses finished ten years later, was executed by Donatello together with Pagno di Lapo and Michelozzo. Donatello was responsible for the architecture and the putti, whose joyous movements suggest a vital force that was to reach its zenith in the Cantoria for the Cathedral of Florence. Presently displayed in the Museum of the Opera del Duomo of Prato, the low relief tablets on the pulpit have been replaced on the outside with copies.
Summary of sculptures by Donatello |
Early works |
John XXIII | David | Duomo | Orsanmichele | Siena | Various |
Mature works |
Cantoria | Basilica di Santo | Prato Pulpit | San Lorenzo | Various |
Late works |
Judith and Holofernes | Pulpits of San Lorenzo | Various |