e right hand was carved to hold a sword of lance made of bronze. The statue was completed on 1415 and the tabernacle niche in which is placed was completed around 1417 (Pope-Hennessy p.63, 64). It is unsure if Donatello had anything to do with designing the tabernacle in which St. George was but in, but it is certain he did the gable relief which is image two on page ten. The gable relief is the Christ figure holding a book and looking down on the saint. Donatello also did the St. George slaying the Dragon relief at the bottom of the tabernacle. This relief is an example of schacciato !
             (Poeschke p.381). This relief can be seen on page ten, image three.
             The second period is comprised of the years between 1425-1443. Works influenced by antiquity can identify this period. During the years 1425-1435, Donatello worked with the Florentine sculptor ,Brunelleschi, and Michelozzo. For example, they worked together for the monument to Bartolomeo Arogazzi, whic
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