Rick Steves Pocket Florence by Rick Steves & Gene Openshaw

Author:Rick Steves & Gene Openshaw [Steves, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781631214721
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Published: 2016-06-14T04:00:00+00:00

Donatello—Cantoria (1433-c. 1440)

If Della Robbia’s balcony looks like afternoon recess, Donatello’s looks like an all-night rave. Donatello’s figures are sketchier, murky, and frenetic, as the dancing kids hurl themselves around the balcony. Imagine candles lighting this as they seem to come to life. If the dance feels almost pagan, there’s a reason.

Recently returned from a trip to Rome, Donatello carved in the style of classical friezes of dancing putti (chubby, playful toddlers). This choir box stood in a dark area of the Duomo, so Donatello chose colorful mosaics and marbles to catch the eye, while purposely leaving the dancers unfinished and shadowy, tangled figures flitting inside the columns. In the dim light, worshippers swore they saw them move.

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