Conférence : Andreas Beyer – “Donatello’s Sovereignty”, Florence, Villa I Tatti (et zoom), le 13 mars 2025, à 18h
Speaker: Andreas Beyer (University of Basel) This talk is dedicated to the sculptor Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, known as Donatello (c. 1386 – 1466), and his personal life and relation to the world. It focuses on the numerous anecdotal accounts of him, which, unlike the very sparse source materials that have survived on him, have remained largely unconsidered. These materials contain relevant information that directly or indirectly provide evidence of the artist’s self-confidence, his...