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Erasmo of Narni was born in Narni, in Umbria, into a poor family.His station in life led him to the military, initially under the Assisi lord [2] Cecchino Broglia. Later, together with his friend Brandolino Brandolini, he served under Braccio da Montone, one of the leading Italian condottieri of the 15th century, [3] lord of Perugia from 1416.
The Equestrian Statue of Gattamelata is an Italian Renaissance sculpture by Donatello, dating from 1453, [1] today in the Piazza del Santo in Padua, Italy.It portrays the condottiere Erasmo da Narni, known as "Gattamelata", who served mostly under the Republic of Venice, which ruled Padua at the time.
Brandolino IV, among the most famous mercenary leaders of the time, fought in the service of the Republic of Venice.For the victories achieved, the Serenissima offered him in 1436 the lordship of Valmareno, with headquarters in the CastelBrando of Cison, to share with his comrade in arms Erasmo Stefano of Narni (better known by his nickname of Gattamelata).
Erasmo da Narni (1370–1443), better known as "Gattamelata", the butcher's boy from Narni immortalized in Donatello's mounted sculpture (1447) the first equestrian bronze since Antiquity. He began with Montone , served Pope and Florence equally, served Venice in 1434 in the battles with the Visconti of Milan, then became dictator of Padua in 1437.
Erasmo da Narni, also known as Gattamelata (1370–1443) Niccolò Piccinino (1380–1444) Micheletto Attendolo (Muzio Attendolo's cousin or nephew, c. 1390 – c. 1451) Francesco Sforza (1401–1466) Onorata Rodiani (1403–1452) Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417–1468) Bartolomeo Colleoni (c. 1400–1475) Federico III da Montefeltro (1422 ...
[2] [8] Gherardo III da Camino, the great Italian feudal lord and military leader was born in the castle in 1240. [8] The Castle's ownership then passed over to the Republic of Venice, which awarded the Castle's fiefdom first to Marin Faliero and then to the condottieri Giovanni Brandolino and Erasmo da Narni, better known as "Gattamelata".
Narni (Latin: Narnia) is an ancient hilltown and comune (municipality) of Umbria, in central Italy, with 19,252 inhabitants (2017). At an altitude of 240 metres (790 ft), it overhangs a narrow gorge of the River Nera in the province of Terni .
Donatello's equestrian statue of the Venetian general Gattamelata (Erasmo da Narni) can be found on the piazza in front of the Basilica di Sant'Antonio da Padova. It was cast in 1453, and was the first full-size equestrian bronze cast since antiquity. It was inspired by the Marcus Aurelius equestrian sculpture at the Capitoline Hill in Rome.