Donatello Exhibition Heading to Museum of Biblical Art in New York

THE WASHINGTON POST
By Menachem Wecker

Donatello’s “Saint John the Evangelist” will be among the sculptures from Florence’s Museo dell’Opera del Duomoat at an exhibit at New York’s Museum of Biblical Art that opens in February. (Antonio Quattrone; Copyright Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore)

ITALY---There are still three months before nearly two dozen sculptures from the late-14th and early-15th centuries must leave Florence for New York, but Monsignor Timothy Verdon is nervous about the treasures, which are moved only rarely. “I will be in uninterrupted prayer until the works are back in my museum,” said the priest, who directs Florence’s Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, which is lending the art out while the museum undergoes renovations. The sculptures, which were created for the Florence Cathedral (Il Duomo), are headed to the Museum of Biblical Art on Manhattan’s Upper West Side to be showcased in the exhibition “Sculpture in the Age of Donatello,” opening Feb. 20. [link]

Museum of Biblical Art: “Sculpture in the Age of Donatello,” (Opening February 20 - June 14, 2015); 1865 Broadway, New York City; mobia.org