For the Tuscan tourist, a user-friendly guidebook to the Renaissance sculptor-s masterpieces
Donatello (c. 1386-1466) is one of Western art-s greatest sculptors, the brilliant exponent of a new simplified, elegant form in Renaissance art. Many of Donatello-s most revered masterpieces remain in Tuscany-the region in which he was born-including St. George (1415-17), David (1430-40) and Penitent Magdalene (1455)-a fact that significantly contributes to the region-s status as one of Italy-s top tourist destinations.
This publication is part survey, part guidebook, mapping the sculptor-s preserved works throughout Tuscany, organized by location. Published alongside the major touring exhibition-which is set to travel to Berlin and London after Florence-Donatello: In Tuscany distinguishes itself from other publications on the Florentine sculptor by indexing the artwork that is accessible to visitors with up-to-date scholarship and geogr
