Donatellos David restoration on display

Donatellos David restoration on display

Donatello’s David (1440), in the National Museum of the Bargello, is undergoing an 18-month restoration. This fifteenth-century bronze statue, the first free-standing nude statue by a Western artist since antiquity, will be cleaned while visitors to the Bargello watch. All the restoration equipment will be

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Thu 12 Jul 2007 12:00 AM

Donatello’s David (1440), in the National Museum of the Bargello, is undergoing an 18-month restoration. This fifteenth-century bronze statue, the first free-standing nude statue by a Western artist since antiquity, will be cleaned while visitors to the Bargello watch. All the restoration equipment will be in the room where David is displayed, and TV cameras will provide further close-ups. Watch for the gold leaf, probably in David’s hair and decorating his boots, to reappear during the laser cleaning.

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