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Donatello : sculpting the Renaissance / edited by Peta Motture

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London : V&A Publishing, 2023.
Physical Description
288 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Additional Creators
Donatello, 1386?-1466, Motture, Peta, Hunt, Tristram, 1974-, Bloch, Amy R., 1975-, Bormand, Marc, Paoletti, John T., Wright, Alison, 1965-, Kerr-Lewis, Whitney, Verdon, Timothy, V&A Publishing, and Victoria and Albert Museum

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"Arguably the greatest sculptor of all time, Donatello (c.1386-1466) was at the vanguard of a revolution in sculptural practice in the early Renaissance. Combining ideas from classical and medieval sculpture to create innovative sculptural forms, Donatello had an unparalleled ability to portray emotions in works intended to inspire spiritual devotion. Pieces such as the penitent St Mary Magdalene and the bronze of David remain deeply affecting to audiences today. Working in marble, bronze, wood, terracotta and stucco, he contributed to major commissions of church and state; was an intimate of the Medici family and their circle in Florence, and highly sought after in other Italian cities. This book explores Donatello's extraordinary creativity within the vibrant artistic and cultural context of fifteenth-century Italy, surveying his early connection with goldsmiths' work and the collaborative nature of his workshop and processes. It also reflects on Donatello's legacy, reviewing how his sculpture inspired subsequent generations in the later Renaissance and beyond." -- publisher's description.
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ISBN
1838510346 hardcover
9781838510343 hardcover
Note
Published in conjunction with the exhibition Donatello: sculpting the renaissance 11 February - 11 June 2023 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Texts written by Amy R. Bloch, Alison Wright, Timothy Verdon, Marc Bormand, John T. Paoletti, Whitney Kerr- Lewis with a foreword by Tristram Hunt.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Endowment Note
Roy Laurens Bovard Renaissance Fund
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