{"id":2335,"date":"2023-02-11T11:36:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T11:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2335"},"modified":"2024-11-02T15:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T15:03:55","slug":"donatello-sculpting-the-renaissance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/2023\/02\/11\/donatello-sculpting-the-renaissance\/","title":{"rendered":"Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vam.ac.uk\/exhibitions\/donatello-sculpting-the-renaissance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">V&amp;A is holding the first major UK exhibition<\/a> to explore the exceptional talents of the Renaissance master Donatello, one of the greatest sculptors of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of the work on show is either of people who influenced Donatello or people who were influenced by him, but that only enhances the work of Donatello himself, which is sublime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The layout of the exhibition gives plenty of room to view the sculptures, which have been beautifully lit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"small\">Click on the images to see them larger.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\r\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery floatbox galleryid-2335 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail' data-fb-options='group:galleryid-2335'><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_5931.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_5931-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"David - 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c1453-60 - bronze with gilding\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_5976.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_5976-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Crucifixion (Medici Crucifixion) - detail - c1453-60 - bronze with gilding\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_5980.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_5980-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"St John the Baptist (Martelli Baptist) - c1454-57 - marble\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_5982.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_5982-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"St John the Baptist (Martelli Baptist) - detail - c1454-57 - marble\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_5987.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSC_5987-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"St John the Baptist (Martelli Baptist) - detail- c1454-57 - marble\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<div style='clear: both; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; height: 0;'><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition runs until Sunday, 11 June 2023 and is very worth seeing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The V&amp;A is holding the first major UK exhibition to explore the exceptional talents of the Renaissance master Donatello, one of the greatest sculptors of all time. 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