20--which one would like to see in its proper position instead of upright against the wall; and a stone font in the middle which is very fine.

There is also a beautiful tomb by Giusti da Settignano, and the iron gates are worth attention.
From Michelangelo let us ascend the stairs, past the splendid gates, to Donatello; and here a word about that sculptor, for though we meet him again and again in Florence (yet never often enough) it is in the upper room in the Bargello that he is enthroned.

Of Donatello there is nothing known but good, and good of the most captivating variety.

Not only was he a great creative genius, equally the first modern sculptor and the sanest, but he was himself tall and comely, open-handed, a warm friend, humorous and of vigorous intellect.

A hint of the affection in which he was held is obtained from his name Donatello, which is a pet diminutive of Donato--his full style being Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi.