Research Catalog

Title

Donatello : sculpting the Renaissance / edited by Peta Motture.

Publication

London : V&A Publishing, [2023]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• 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.
• Victoria and Albert Museum, host institution.

Description

288 pages : color illustrations; 30 cm.

Summary

"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.

Uniform Title

Donatello (V&A Publishing)

Subject

• Donatello, 1386?-1466 > Criticism and interpretation
• Donatello, 1386?-1466 > Exhibitions
• Donatello, 1386?-1466
• Sculpture, Renaissance > Italy > Exhibitions
• Sculpture, Italian > Exhibitions
• Art, Renaissance

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Exhibition catalogs
• Exhibition catalogs.

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 (pages 269-281) and index.

Contents

Donatello's origins -- Marking and viewing -- Devotion and emotion -- Donatello: past to present -- The many faces of patronage -- Imitators, copyists, forgers -- Catalogue.

Call Number

JQF 24-739

ISBN

• 1838510346
• 9781838510343

OCLC

1321785464

Title

Donatello : sculpting the Renaissance / edited by Peta Motture.

Publisher

London : V&A Publishing, [2023]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-281) and index.

Added Author

Donatello, 1386?-1466.

Motture, Peta, editor.

Hunt, Tristram, 1974- author of introduction, etc.

Bloch, Amy R., 1975- author.

Bormand, Marc, author.

Paoletti, John T., author.

Wright, Alison, 1965- author.

Kerr-Lewis, Whitney, author.

Verdon, Timothy, author.

V&A Publishing.

Victoria and Albert Museum, host institution.

Research Call Number

JQF 24-739