The Donatello Thread

[Donnie]

Originally Posted by Genesis

Anyone else ever notice that, while (the artists) Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael (or, more specifically, Raffaello) are all the respective artists' first names, Donatello was actually a nickname? His name is actually Donato, and Donatello was a "kid" nickname basically meaning, "Little Donato."

Interesting. As a side note, I've always preferred Donatello's "David" to Michelangelo's!