Bertoldo di Giovanni: The Renaissance of Sculpture in Medici Florence

The Frick Collection presents the work of Bertoldo di Giovanni, an understated yet pivotal figure during the Renaissance, long described as a disciple of Donatello and a tutor of Michelangelo.

Exhibition gallery view of Bertoldo di Giovanni: The Renaissance of Sculpture in Medici Florence at the Frick Collection
Exhibition gallery view of Bertoldo di Giovanni: The Renaissance of Sculpture in Medici Florence at the Frick Collection © Michael Bodycomb/Hyperallergic

With Bertoldo di Giovanni: The Renaissance of Sculpture in Medici Florence, the Frick Collection focuses its spotlight on Bertoldo di Giovanni (1440–1491), an understated, yet pivotal figure during the early and high Renaissance, long described as a disciple of Donatello and a tutor of Michelangelo. Ever an elusive figure, he was largely ignored until 1895, when art historian Wilhelm von Bode rediscovered him and published a monograph on him in 1925.