Donatello . over thehappy feeling of being together. This is the case in the small plaster-reHefof the Berlin collection (Fig. 131). As though she were seized by a fearfulpresentiment, Mary, with an altogether instantaneous movement, holds theChild before her, as if she wanted to make sure, that He is still actually breathing. How did the wife-less man learn such sentiment.*— Donatellos art knows nosmile, but whoever for thatreason denies it the possessionof soul, as Rumohr hasdone, should be referred tothese Madonna reUefs. Andyet even here Donatello re-mains realist. His Infant Sa-viour is q
Donatello . over thehappy feeling of being together. This is the case in the small plaster-reHefof the Berlin collection (Fig. 131). As though she were seized by a fearfulpresentiment, Mary, with an altogether instantaneous movement, holds theChild before her, as if she wanted to make sure, that He is still actually breathing. How did the wife-less man learn such sentiment.*— Donatellos art knows nosmile, but whoever for thatreason denies it the possessionof soul, as Rumohr hasdone, should be referred tothese Madonna reUefs. Andyet even here Donatello re-mains realist. His Infant Sa-viour is quite earthly — oftena helpless, tightly swathedbabe that generally remainsan entirely passive objectof maternal care, sometimesmoves its little hands towardsits mouth or grasps at itsmother, but is not yet ableto — pray. The only timewhen He shows excitement —on the plaque a replica ofwhich is at the BerHn Mu- Madonna. Marble Reliel. Berlin. Royal Museum. To page 141.) seum — it is only, because He. Fig. 132. 141
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