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The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, may have a new masterpiece. This putto sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is now believed to be by Donatello. Photo: Otis Norcross Fund, courtesy the Museum ...

Donatello’s “David” (c. 1435-40) presides over the grand, second-story hall of the Bargello Museum, elevated on a higher base than previously (though one shorter than the sculpture’s original ...

My brother and I had a typical relationship growing up, filled with fights and sparse moments of bonding until we started drinking together. That’s not to say we have zero memories of getting along, ...

“The greatest sculptor of all time” is a hefty title to live up to. “Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance” makes a hearty case for it in this expansive and thrilling exhibition. It’s curated in ...

When New York art dealer Andrew Butterfield arrived at the Museum of Fine Arts in the spring of 2013, he carried with him a tantalizing conjecture: An obscure 15th-century sculpture, which the museum ...

reporting from NEW YORK — Donato di Niccolò Bardi, better known to posterity as Donatello (circa 1386-1466), decamped from Florence, Italy, in 1443 for what turned out to be a decade-long sojourn in ...

Turtle mania is back, baby! Mondo has just unveiled a phenomenal new collectible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figure that makes us wanna scream COWABUNGA! Kicking off a brand new line of 1:6 scale, ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. ‘David Victorious’ (1408), made from marble, was Donatello’s first major attempt at the biblical hero . . . . .

An exhibit in Florence puts the 15th-century sculptor at the epicenter of the Renaissance, presenting a master whose innovations transformed art history. By Elisabetta Povoledo FLORENCE, Italy — ...