Don·a·tel·lo (d?n??-t?l??, d??nä-t?l?l?) Originally Donato di Niccolò. 1386?-1466. Italian sculptor who pioneered the Renaissance style with his natural, lifelike figures, such as the bronze statue David.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Donatello (Italian dona?t?llo) n (Biography) real name Donato di Betto Bardi. 1386?1466, Florentine sculptor, regarded as the greatest sculptor of the quattrocento, who was greatly influenced by classical sculpture and contemporary humanist theories. His marble relief of St George Killing the Dragon (1416?17) shows his innovative use of perspective. Other outstanding works are the classic bronze David, and the bronze equestrian monument to Gattamelatta, which became the model of subsequent equestrian sculptureCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Don?a?tel?lo (?d?n ??t?l o?) n. (Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi), 1386??1466, Italian sculptor. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.