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EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR | “What a Relief! – Donatello and the Art of Stiacciato”

Presented by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

While Donatello is best known for his sublime bronze “David” in the Bargello Museum, his greatest innovation was the development of a technique known as “rilievo schiacciato.”  The great Renaissance biographer, Giorgio Vasari wrote, “ And in this genre too Donato [ie Donatello] worked better than any other sculptor, with arte, disegno and inventione.” Rilievo schiacciato, or simply stiacciato, is a type of sculpture where the artist creates an almost impossibly shallow relief, so that objects project only millimeters away from the surface, while also producing a convincing illusion of receding atmospheric space. Join Dr. Rocky as he examines Donatello’s extraordinary production of stiacciato reliefs and the influence they had on future sculptors such as Michelangelo.

The webinar will include a 45-minute lecture followed by 15-minutes of Q&A.

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• Your participation is confirmed once you have purchased your ticket. You will receive the Zoom link to join the presentation circa 30 minutes before the start time.
• VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar will be available for unlimited streaming at your convenience for the entire month after the event.