Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Italy / Florence / Palazzo Vecchio / Sala dei Gigli / Statue of Judith
Italy / Florence / Piazza della Signoria / Judith (deposited in the Palazzo Vecchio)

GODS AND MYTHS

Amoretti / Various activities / Passing water
Amoretti / Various activities / Sleeping
Amoretti / Amoretti harvesting vintage
Bacchus / Bacchanal / Bacchanal of children

Further details

Detail of relief on the bronze pedestal of Donatello's sculpture of Judith and Holofernes showing two winged amoretti crushing grapes in a wine vat while others drink, sleep and pass water

Artist or creator

Donatello (Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi) (c1386-1466)

Date

1460

Location

Florence, Palazzo Vecchio, Sala dei Gigli

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

E. Wind, 'Donatello's Judith: an emblem of 'Sanctimonia'' Journal of the Warburg Institute, Vol. 1, No. 1, Jul., 1937, pp. 62-63

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

Contact

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