THURSDAY 18TH JUNE 2015
RADLETT ART SOCIETY
presents
presents
DONATELLO & THE SCULPTURES OF THE RENAISSANCE
Donatello, (c. 1386 – December 13, 1466) was the most important early Renaissance sculptor from Florence. He studied classical sculpture, and worked in stone, clay bronze, wood, stucco and wax.
Donatello may have been born, in Florence, over 600 years ago, but his sculpture is so powerful that it still speaks directly to us today. Working alongside masters such as Brunelleschi, Ghiberti and Masaccio, he was one of the pioneers of the Renaissance and helped to change the way people looked at the world. From delicate idealism and startling realism, to the astonishing emotional force of his later works, this survey looks at the huge range of his sculpture, setting it against the vivid and colourful world of Italian politics in the age of the Renaissance.
Cosimo de' Medici, the foremost art patron of his era, commissioned from Donatello the bronze David (now in the Bargello) for the court of his Palazzo Medici. This is now Donatello's most famous work and the first known free standing nude statue produced since antiquity. It is arguably the first major work of Renaissance sculpture.
Donatello may have been born, in Florence, over 600 years ago, but his sculpture is so powerful that it still speaks directly to us today. Working alongside masters such as Brunelleschi, Ghiberti and Masaccio, he was one of the pioneers of the Renaissance and helped to change the way people looked at the world. From delicate idealism and startling realism, to the astonishing emotional force of his later works, this survey looks at the huge range of his sculpture, setting it against the vivid and colourful world of Italian politics in the age of the Renaissance.
Cosimo de' Medici, the foremost art patron of his era, commissioned from Donatello the bronze David (now in the Bargello) for the court of his Palazzo Medici. This is now Donatello's most famous work and the first known free standing nude statue produced since antiquity. It is arguably the first major work of Renaissance sculpture.
Lecturer
Jo Walton BA Dip Hist Art
Jo is a freelance lecturer, specialising in Renaissance and Baroque art and architecture and in British art of the 19th and 20th centuries. She works, across the UK and in Europe, with NADFAS (National Association of Decorative & Fine Art Societies), as well as with The Art Fund, The Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery, and local art groups. Jo offers a wide range of talks and special interest days.
Thursday 22nd October 2015
THE RADLETT CENTRE
Admission: Members free – Non-members £7.00
7.30 pm for 8.00 pm start
Jo Walton BA Dip Hist Art
Jo is a freelance lecturer, specialising in Renaissance and Baroque art and architecture and in British art of the 19th and 20th centuries. She works, across the UK and in Europe, with NADFAS (National Association of Decorative & Fine Art Societies), as well as with The Art Fund, The Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery, and local art groups. Jo offers a wide range of talks and special interest days.
Thursday 22nd October 2015
THE RADLETT CENTRE
Admission: Members free – Non-members £7.00
7.30 pm for 8.00 pm start
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