Text on the latest research. While his central focus is on the work of Donatello, he also illuminates the beginnings of Renaissance sculpture in Florence, its further development in Tuscany and the rest of Italy, the new artistic goals and their theoretical formulation, and the relationships between patron and artist, convention and artistic freedom. The invaluable documentary section includes all the work of Donatello, as well as that of Ghiberti. Other important.

A rich account of the giant bronze doors created by Florentine sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti--so exquisite that Michelangelo proclaimed them suitable to serve as the Gates of Paradise.

Excerpt from Ghiberti and Donatello: With Other Early Italian Sculptors As only two volumes of the series of "Illustrated Biographies of the Great Artists" can be devoted to the Early Italian Sculptors, these little books cannot pretend to give more than a mere outline of the progress of the Sculptor's art at the time of the Renaissance. It is the author's hope that though, from want of space, much critical and descriptive writing had to be avoided, yet that as to historical facts, the work will be found trustworthy. As a sketch, it may so far give a general idea of the subject and the chronological succession of artists, as to prove a useful introduction to the study of deeper authors; and may also serve to be of use as a handbook for Continental travellers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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A major survey on both the art and decoration of Sta. Maria del Fiore in Florence, and early Renaissance art.

This volume has its origins in 'Depth of Field: Relief in the Time of Donatello', a unique collaboration between the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, and the first exhibition to focus specifically on relief sculpture.