Donatello, Gattamelata, 1450The Florentine sculptor Donatello’s bronze statue of the powerful military captain nicknamed Gattamelata (Honey-Cat) mounted on his horse was erected in the public square of Padua. The first bronze equestrian statue made since Roman times, the larger-than-life-size work seems to capture in metal the shrewd and determined type of ruler Machiavelli described in The Prince. (Scala/Art Resource, NY)