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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

Donatello’s David sculpture to go on display in UK for first time

The marble sculpture David Victorious by Donatello
Donatello’s marble sculpture David Victorious was created in the 1400s for the Cathedral of Florence. Photograph: Bruno Bruchi/courtesy of Museo Nazionale del Bargello

Donatello’s most famous marble sculpture, David, is to go on display in the UK for the first time as part of the country’s first exhibition of the Renaissance master’s work.

Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance, which will be staged at the Victoria and Albert Museum, will feature other previously unseen works in Britain, offering a fresh vision of the artist and his impact on the the cultural and artistic development of 15th-century Italy.

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