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19/03/2022 - 31/07/2022
The exhibition Donatello and the Renaissance, which has just been inaugurated in Florence at Palazzo Strozzi and at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, analyzes the artist's entire oeuvre in a chronologically broad historical and artistic context, which highlights the references to antiquity and medieval art. Moreover, Donatello, assisted by a lively workshop, paid particular attention to the expressive potential of materials other than the usual terracotta and marble, which subverted the traditional concept of sculpture. A singular example is offered by the Madonna and Child, a terracotta dated around 1440, preserved in the Louvre Museum (inv. rf 3967), commonly called Madonna Piot, from the name of the collector who bought it in Florence in 1857. The background is made up of medallions that alternate the form of amphorae and cherubs, made with white wax on a dark red base, introduced into alveoli made from clay and closed with glass discs. The result was a shimmering effect that was opposed to but contiguous with the original gilding of the terracotta figures, with luminous effects similar to the precious metals and enamels of fourteenth-century goldsmithing, but it was also a refined solution for highlighting the depth of perspective, typical of fifteenth-century art. Palazzo Strozzi and National Bargello Museum until 31 July 2022, www.palazzostrozzi.org
“La Grande Bellezza – The Dream Factory”, progetto di mecenatismo contemporaneo per l’alto artigianato artistico, promosso da Starhotels in collaborazione con Fondazione Cologni, OMA-Osservatorio dei Mestieri d’Arte e Gruppo Editoriale, dopo il grande successo di pubblico ottenuto al Fuorisalone milanese 2023 sarà in mostra al Giardino Corsini (15/17 settembre, Firenze) con un allestimento inedito: il […]
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As of September 4, applications are open to participate in “Una Scuola, un Lavoro. Percorsi di Eccellenza” (One School, One Job. Pathways to Excellence) the Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d’Arte’s training internships project. All public and private schools and training institutions in the artistic crafts sectors are invited to send in applications from their best […]
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From Sept. 15 to 17, from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Corsini Garden in Florence, “Crafts and Palace. Artisan workshops and their commissions” will give life, also in this XXIX edition, to a new visual narrative revealing different perspectives of savoir faire through the dialogue of the great protagonists of this 2023: Métiers […]
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In this year, the artist and the Manifattura Fornaci di San Lorenzo, in Borgo San Lorenzo, Mugello, are the protagonists of initiatives that follow one another to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Galileo Chini’s birth and the variety of his work among painting, ceramics, stained glass and architectural decorations that express, although with different materials, […]
