Small marble statue of a Prophet by Donatello carved for the Porta della Mandorla in the first decade of the Quattrocento. Donatello carved this figure, while its companion was by Nanni di Banco. The iconography of the great door was designed in honor of Mary, to whom the Cathedral is entitled, the only mortal being to have been assumed in heaven, because she had borne the Son of God. In this decorative scheme the Prophets are conventionally held to represent those who foreshadowed the role of Mary in the salvation of humanity.