Giorgio Baratti Gallerie. Scultura italiana del Rinascimento: Statue e rilievi in marmo e pietra, terracotta, stucco e legno, bronzetti e sculture decorative

The book is the catalog of the exhibition held in Florence on the occasion of the Biennale International Fair of Antiquariato (2013, 28 th edition). It contains 18 masterpieces of fifteenth and sixteenth-century Italian sculpture belonging to Baratti Galleries’ collections (Milan). The works are different for materials (marble, stone, terracotta, wood, bronze) and area of origin, including sculptures by Donatello, Vincenzo Danti, Andrea Riccio and Filarete. “For those who perceive the evolution of artistic taste,” as Gianluca Gentilini explains in the introductory text, “and are used to historical and artistic studies, as well as to exhibitions deriving from them, it is by now obvious that the critical engagement of new generations is especially characterized by a passionate, fruitful rediscovery of sculpture, with very significant outcomes in the knowledge, protection and enhancement of our heritage, that influence the dynamics of public and private international collectors”.