Edited with text by Francesco Caglioti. Text by Laura Cavazzini, Andrea De Marchi, Gabriele Fattorini, Aldo Galli, Neville Rowley.
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.
Featured image is reproduced from 'Donatello: The Renaissance'.
PRAISE AND REVIEWS
Wall Street Journal: WSJ.
Cammy Brothers
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.
Washington Post
Sebastian Smee
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.
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FORMAT: Hbk, 9.5 x 11.5 in. / 456 pgs / 230 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $65.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $88 GBP £52.00 ISBN: 9791254630068 PUBLISHER: Marsilio Arte AVAILABLE: 6/28/2022 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: WORLD
Published by Marsilio Arte. Edited with text by Francesco Caglioti. Text by Laura Cavazzini, Andrea De Marchi, Gabriele Fattorini, Aldo Galli, Neville Rowley.
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.
