The week in art: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael; Drawing the Italian Renaissance – review

A trio of Renaissance masters look over each other’s shoulders in Florence 1504, while a parallel show of drawings gets to the very heart of their art

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Thunderclap by Laura Cumming review – a visionary examination of Dutch golden age art

With time-stopping attention to detail, the Observer’s art critic searches for redemption in the rubble of the catastrophic Delft explosion of 1654 – to miraculous effect

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Vermeer review – one of the most thrilling exhibitions ever conceived

Moments of profound absorption, a glance, a letter… the mystery and stillness of the Dutch master’s work deepens the closer you get in this near-perfect show

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Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance – a once-in-a-lifetime show

The UK’s forthcoming Donatello exhibition will capture the Florentine artist’s revolutionary genius for perspective, male beauty and, above all, empathy

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