NATURALISM in Florentine statuary

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For Cellini, the phrase, "Florentine statue" connoted a tradition of NATURALISM established early in the quattrocento by GHIBERTI, shose small figures on the two bronze Baptistery doors set standards of finesse, delicacy, and expressiveness; developed by Donatello in refined, self-disciplined works like the bronze "David"; and brought to its climax by Buonarroti.