# St Donatus Altarpiece \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, Italian]() - Date: 1301-1350 - Technique: Polychrome and gilded wood ## Commentary This altarpiece is the first dated work in the history of Venetian art. It was executed in 1310 by artists from various shops all working together to produce what today we would call a "mixed technique" piece in which painting plays a marginal role. The picture shows the central figure, St Donatus, carved and painted, of imposing grandeur. ## Related artworks - [A Bishop Saint]() - [A Curious Scene]() - [Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel]() - [Adoration of St Mark]() - [Allegorical Portrait of Dante]() - [Altar frontal]() - [Altarpiece \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare]() - [Altarpiece of the Magi]() - [Altarpiece]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()