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A Donatello for the Bargello
31/12/23- Acquisition - Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello - It is very rare to find works by Donatello in private hands. In Italy, a Madonna and Child declared to be of "national cultural importance" in 2011 could not leave the country. Put up for sale by its owner in 2021, it was finally purchased by the Ministry of Culture for the Bargello Museum in Florence. It can now be seen in the room dedicated to the Florentine sculptor, which is due to be reorganised in 2024.
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- Donatello (vers 1386-1466)
Vierge à l’Enfant de la via Pietrapiana, vers 1450-1455
Terre cuite - 86 x 64 x 12.5 cm
Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello
Photo : Bargello - See the image in its page
This terracotta relief was on the façade of a building at 38 via Pietrapiana in Florence. Reported…
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