Why it matters
A small bronze putto dances and plays a tambourine with a pioneering spiralling movement. Donatello made it for the baptismal font of Siena; such putti introduced the subject into free-standing sculpture.
Did you know?
- It dates from 1429.
- It is 36 cm high, with traces of gilding.
- It stands on a curved shell.
Based on the Italian Wikipedia article Putto con tamburello (CC BY-SA 4.0).
