Both a stunning volume on the art and decoration of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, better known as the Duomo, and a major new survey of early Renaissance art, ‘Sculpture in the Age of Donatell’ examines the profound and lasting influence of Italian Renaissance artists Donatello, della Robbia and Ghiberti.
Twenty-three masterpieces from the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence, including Giotto’s Politico di Santa Reparata altarpiece panel, Donatello’s remarkable marble sculpture Sacrifice of Isaac and della Robbia’s series of plaques depicting the classical liberal arts, are accompanied by an extended commentary, together with colour plates and details. In addition, three illustrated essays by leading authors in Florentine and Renaissance art situate the specific works in the exhibition within the framework of biblical art in Florence.
Encompassing an impressive range of key works, ‘Sculpture in the Age of Donatello’ is an outstanding interdisciplinary volume exploring seminal Renaissance artworks and the cathedral that housed them.
AUTHOR: Mons. Timothy Verdon is an art historian trained at Yale University, director of both the Diocesan Office of Sacred Art and Cultural Heritage Ecclesiastical and the Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore. Author of books and articles in Italian and English on the subject of sacred art, he teaches at Stanford University (Florentine section). He writes regularly for the cultural page of L'Osservatore Romano, and in 2010 he conceived and organized the exhibition Jesus The Body, Face Art at the Reggia di Venaria Reale in Turin. Daniel Zolli is a doctoral candidate in Harvard University’s History of Art & Architecture department. Amy R. Bloch is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY). Marco Ciatti is director of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence. 108 colour
