Donatello’s Equestrian Monument to Gattamelata

The Pontifical Delegation of the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy, supports the American nonprofit organizations Friends of Florence and Save Venice for the restoration of Donatello’s equestrian monument to Gattamelata. The mid-15th century bronze monument, situated on the parvis of the Basilica of St. Anthony, is in urgent need of maintenance. Thanks to […]

Giovanni Pisano’s Pulpit – Sant’Andrea Church of Pistoia

The Giovanni Pisano Pulpit in the Church of Sant’Andrea in Pistoia is in dire need of restoration due chiefly to instability and the erosion of metal support structures within the pulpit. This important monument is one of the central artworks that led to Renaissance sculpture.