Renaissance

Renaissance presents a special exhibition of rare and newly discovered masterworks by some of
the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance. Bringing together sculpture and painting, the
exhibition highlights new attributions, recent discoveries and works that have never before been
presented.

On view at Colnaghi New York from 5 November 2021 through February 2022, the exhibition
offers a rare opportunity to encounter a significant group of museum quality works from the Italian
Renaissance on the market at one time.

The exhibition features five sculptures alongside a newly attributed portrait painting, with works
by Donatello, Jacopo Tintoretto, Antonio Lombardo and Benedetto da Rovezzano. At its centre is
a recently rediscovered terracotta bust of San Lorenzo by Donatello, dating to around 1440, which
had lost its attribution before being identified and published in 2014.

Other highlights include a terracotta Saint John the Baptist attributed to Benedetto da Rovezzano,
created in Florence in the early sixteenth century, and Antonio Lombardo’s Death of Lucretia, a
marble relief discovered in a private European collection in 2020. These works reflect the
development of Renaissance sculpture and the influence of classical models.

The only painting in the exhibition is a rediscovered portrait of Tommaso Rangone by Tintoretto,
dating to around 1555 to 1556. Its attribution and the identity of the sitter were clarified through
cleaning, conservation and technical analysis, revealing the artist’s handling and the likeness of
one of the most prominent figures in Venetian society of the period.

Renaissance builds on Colnaghi’s longstanding history of bringing important Italian Renaissance
works to the United States and provides a prelude to a forthcoming collaborative exhibition with
Venetian Heritage at the Ca’ d’Oro in Venice, opening in April 2022 to coincide with the Venice
Biennale.