Donatello: An Introduction - Softcover

Avery, Charles

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9780064309813: Donatello: An Introduction

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064309819 ISBN 13: 9780064309813

Publisher: Routledge, 1995

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This concise illustrated survey of the life and work of Donatello, the greatest sculptor before Michelangelo and the most influential artist of the 15th century, provides coverage of Donatello's sculpture in different media and in different cities of Italy and discusses his importance and influence. An introduction for general readers, tourists or students, the book shows how Donatello's heroic style created a new humanism that was a hallmark of the Renaissance.

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Donatello is one of the greatest sculptors that ever lived owing to his astonishing ability to portray the spectrum of human emotion and character. Long-lived and versatile, he worked in a great range of materials. This work offers a clear picture of the artist and the man.

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