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DONATELLO: Madonna and Child between St Francis and St Anthony

DONATELLO
🖼 Madonna and Child between St Francis and St Anthony, c. 1448
Bronze, height 147, 160 and 145 cm
Padua, Italy

Tender intimacy dominates this relief: Mary cradles her infant while flanking saints create protective symmetry, carved with Donatello's signature spatial depth. Revolutionary for its psychological warmth and naturalistic detail, this work redefined Renaissance devotional imagery and influenced generations of religious art.

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E. H. Gombrich
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