elevated niches would hold Nanni di Banco’s “St. Luke the Evangelist” on the left and Donatello’s “St. John the Evangelist” on the right. The sculptors, together with Niccolò Lamberti ...

Donatello’s “St. John the Evangelist” (1408–15) gazes with furrowed intensity and a sprawling beard, while di Banco’s “St. Luke the Evangelist” (1408–13) has a neat style that ...

and Donatello’s Saint John the Evangelist, from around 1412, is one of its treasures. (Many experts can’t imagine why such a masterpiece has made the risky trip from Florence without any ...