Walking around the Donatello exhibition at the V&A, the thing that struck me most was the extent of the innovation that this prolific sculptor, born at the end of the 14th century, had achieved.
As you walk round modern exhibitions, I am always struck by how, as modern artists we seem principally driven to “comment” on Society and its various woes. When you go and see exhibitions about the Renaissance greats, it is striking that their practice often seems unapologetically driven by establishing a commercial practice (sometimes backed by a rich sponsor), using new and innovative techniques.
Donatello: A Man of Many Firsts
A review of Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance
at the Victoria & Albert Museum
Above: Donatello's David
Left: Madonna and Child
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