Feast of Herod

The piece of art that I chose is by the famous Donatello (not the ninja turtle.) It is a revolutionary work of art for the time period it was made in. It’s a bronze plate with people eating. It’s called a “feast” but a viewer can plainly see that there is no food on the table. There is one person kneeling with a platter of food trying to give it to a person who looks like a noble. The noble doesn't seem to want the food though. He also seems like he is appauled that the servant is offering him food. The people on the right side of the table look scared. Everyone except the noble being offered food looks poor. They all look scared and hungry. I have no idea what this means. The plate itself looks advanced for it's time. It has a distinct foreground and backround. This gives the plate depth other than it being three demensional.