Donaldsonville
a town of Louisiana, the county-seat of Ascension parish. It is on the Mississippi river, and on the Texas and Pacific railroad. It is the center of an important agricultural region, with extensive sugar, lumber, cotton, and rice interests. DONATELLO (properly, DONATO DI BETTO BARDI), one of the revivers of the art of sculpture in Italy; born in Florence between 1382 and 1387. His first great works in marble were statues of St.
Peter and St. Mark, in the church of St.
Michael in his native town, in an outside niche of which is also his famous statue of St. George. Along with his friend Brunelleschi he made a journey to Rome to study its art treasures. On his return he executed for his patrons, Cosmo and Lorenzo de' Medici, a marble monument to their father and mother, which is of high merit. Statues of St. John, of Judith, David, and St. Cecilia are among his leading works. He died in Florence in DONATIST