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Dan's People ​ --Donatello-- __His world__: Florence, 1300s and 1400s During the 1300s and 1400s, the art scene in Florence was extremely turbulent. These were the years of the renaissance. Things were changing. Donatello was right at the heart of all of this social, political, and artistic change. __His Occupation__: artist, sculptor __Important Achievements:__ pioneer in the field of base-relief sculpture (sculpted on a backround, but does not pop out too far), statue of "David" (see comparison between Donatello's "David" and Michelangelo's "David" in wikilink page) __WikiLink:__ Donatello __Outside Links__ [] [] [] __People Links / Contemporaries:__ Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Giovanni Bernini

--Peter Paul Rubens-- __His World:__ Antwerp, 1500s and 1600s Antwerp was one of the richest cities in Europe during the lifetime of Peter Paul Rubens. Because of this, there were many people willing to patronize him for his artwork. This allowed him to have many oppurtunities to paint, making him the great artist that he was. __His Occupation:__ painter __Important Achievements:__ considered by many to be one of the greatest painters of all time, combined Northern Europeans and Florentine styles __WikiLink__: Peter Paul Rubens __Outside Links__ [] [] [] __People Links / Contemporaries:__ William Shakespeare, Galileo MAIN PERSON

--Lorenzo Ghiberti-- __His World:__ Florence, 1300s and 1400s Lorenzo Ghiberti was in the same boat as Donatello. They lived in the same city, the same time period, worked in the same professional field, experienced the same artistic change, and even knew each other personally. __His Occupation__: painter, goldsmith