Activating the effigy: Donatello's Pecci Tomb in Siena Cathedral.

From: The Art Bulletin | Date: September 1, 1995| Author: Johnson, Geraldine A. | Copyright information

Most studies of tomb sculpture in late medieval and early modern Europe have focused on the attribution and dating of individual monuments, or have presented typological surveys which emphasize the formal development over time of genres such as wall monuments and floor tombs. Recently, some scholars have begun to turn their attention to the patronage of funerary monuments in terms of the concerns and characteristics of the social and economic groups commemorated in them.(1) The study...

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