Donatello: The Renaissance by Francesco Caglioti

Donatello: The Renaissance by Francesco Caglioti

A beautiful appraisal of the Renaissance sculptor's achievements, contextualized with works by his contemporaries The first thorough overview of the artist in many years, Donatello: The Renaissance reconstructs the outstanding career of one of the greatest sculptors in Western art. Famed for his incredibly sensual sculpture of David—the first freestanding nude male sculpture since antiquity—Donatello (c. 1386–1466) also made reliefs, but was best known for statues in the round. Accompanying a truly historic exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi and Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence, and featuring a wealth of color plates of the artist’s key works, this volume also contextualizes Donatello’s innovations by juxtaposing them with masterpieces by other Renaissance masters such as Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Andrea Mantegna, Giovanni Bellini, Raphael and Michelangelo. These revelatory, expert juxtapositions help define Donatello’s style: for example, comparison of his Madonna col Bambino relief with Giovanni di Pietro da Pisa’s Madonna col Bambino shows how Donatello eschewed decorative gestures (such as putti, garlands and vases) in favor of a more vital simplification of form.

Demonstrates Donatello’s profound influence on other artists..gets you thinking about what it means both to achieve precedence and to claim someone else’s mantle. -- Sebastian Smee * Washington Post *
Offers an exceptional opportunity to get to know this versatile artist, by turns seductive, playful, tender and tragic, much better, and to contemplate his impact on several generations of Renaissance artists in Florence and beyond. -- Cammy Brothers * Wall Street Journal: WSJ. *

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ISBN 13	9791254630068
ISBN 10	1254630066
Titel	Donatello: The Renaissance
Autor	Francesco Caglioti
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Marsilio Editori
Erscheinungsjahr	2022-08-11
Seitenanzahl	456
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.