Sculpture, Italian--Italy--Florence--15th century--Exhibitions
Renaissance sculptor Bertoldo di Giovanni (ca. 1440-1491) was a student of Donatello, a teacher of Michelangelo, and a favourite of Lorenzo de' Medici "il Magnifico," his principal patron. Bertoldo was one of the first sculptors to create statuettes in bronze. With an overview of the artist's entire oeuvre--including The Frick Collection's Shield Bearer, the only Bertoldo sculpture outside of Europe--this major scholarly catalogue is the most substantial text on Bertoldo ever produced. Featured are contributions from renowned international scholars who bring into focus the sculptor's unique position at the heart of the artistic and political landscape in fifteenth-century Italy.
Director's foreword -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Conversation with James David Draper -- The life and artwork of Bertoldo de Giovanni / Alexander J. Noelle -- The bronze statuette in fifteenth-century Florence and Bertoldo di Giovanni / Peter Jonathan Bell -- Bertoldo's place between Donatello and Michelangelo / Francesco Caglioti -- "Custode" and capo: Bertoldo di Giovanni in Lorenzo de Medici's sculpture garden / Caroline Elam -- Wilhelm von Bode and the rediscovery of Bertoldo di Giovanni / Neville Rowley -- The indefinite identities of Bertoldo di Giovanni's Shield Bearers / Alexander J. Noelle -- Battling for meaning: Bertoldo's bronze relief in the Bargello / Scott Nethersole -- Bertoldo di Giovanni "outstanding manufacturer of medals": some observations / Xavier F Salomon -- Beyond bronze: Bertoldo's work in other media / Aimee Ng -- Bertoldo, a carver in bronze / Julia Day -- The wooden St. Jerome in the Pinacoteca comunale in Faenza: a carved and modeled sculpture / Peter Stiberc -- The glazed terracotta frieze of the Medici Villa at Poggio a Caiano: technique, execution, conservation, and restoration / Stefano Casciu and Maria Grazia Cordua -- Housing problems of a Renaissance artist / by Lorenz Boninger -- In the rooms of the princes and the Grand-Ducal Gallery: the bronzes of Bertoldo before the Bargello / Ilaria Ciseri -- Catalogue -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index -- Image credits.