1888: Donatello, Virgin and Child with four Cherubs (c. 1440-50)

Donatello, Virgin and Child with four Cherubs, ca. 1440-50 (© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Skulpturensammlung) The (un)forgotten Apparition by Sophia Peix Today's Bode Museum in Berlin houses several reliefs by Donatello and his followers. One of the most prominent is the Virgin and Child with four Cherubs, which Wilhelm Bode purchased in 1888 from the art dealer Stefano Bardini. During World War II, the high relief was heavily damaged in the flak tower Friedrichshain, losing its unique colo...