Renaissance+and+Reformation+Sculpture

//**Marzocco (Florentine Lion)**// Donatello. //Marzocco (Florentine Lion)//. 1418-1420. //ARTstor//. Web. 30 Nov. 2009. .
 * 3|search|1|Renaissance|Multiple20Collection20Search|||type3D3126kw3DRenaissance2

The Marzocco is the heraldic lion, sculpted by Donatell in 1418-1420, that is a symbol of Florence. It was commissioned by the Republic of Florence for the apartment of Pope Martin V at Santa Maria Novelle, where this traditiona; insegna of communal republican defense stood guard atop a column at the foot of the stairs that led to the sale del papa in the convent. The Pope lingered at Florence after leaving th Council of Constance during the Western Schism. The Donatello Marzocco was moved to its present location in Piazza della Signoria in 1812, the ancient orginial that had stood since 1317 in this spot at the end of the bench called Ringhiera, upon which speakers traditionally harangued the crowd, having weathered with time to and unrecognizable mass of stone. The Ringhiera, once a platform from which the Signoria addressed the people, thena focus for popular tumult, was removed at the same time.

**Lion Sallet** //Sallet//. 1470-1480. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

The Sallet (also called Salade and Schaller) was a war helmet that replaced the bascinet in Northern Europe and Hungary during the mid- 15th century. Some sallets were close fitting except at the back of the head where they extended and formed a pointed tail. Some Italian ones followed the shape of the neck, and had an additional plate riveted on. Many sallets were worn with and extended, padded, gorget called a bevor that protected the wearer's jaw. Some sallet versions have occularia in the form of the slit in a visor, some have this slit in the front of the helm, or even in the brim. Most sallets needed no breathing holes, as there was a natual gap where it overlapped the bevor near the wearers mouth. Some Italian sallets had a "bellows visor" with breaths cut into the visor.