Donatello
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Charles Avery ; principal photographs by David Finn.
Contributors: Donatello, 1386?-1466.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: IconEditions
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Donatello, 1386?-1466 -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: Donatello (c. 1386-1466), the greatest sculptor before Michelangelo, was the most influential artist of the fifteenth century. Painters and practically every later sculptor, including Michelangelo, were deeply indebted to him. Much of later fifteenth-century painting in Florence stems from his work, and his influence extended to Venice. His heroic style created a new humanism that was a hallmark of the Renaissance.

Written by Dr. Charles Avery, an authority on European sculpture, this concise survey explores Donatello's life and work for the general reader, tourist, or student. It gives a balanced coverage of his sculpture in different media and in the different cities of Italy and of the political, social, and religious background against which Donatello's contribution to Renaissance sculpture should be seen.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-123) and index.