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Bust of a man (one of a pair)
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Bust of a man (one of a pair)

16th century

Medium

Glazed terracotta

Dimensions

Diameter: 21 3/4 in. (55.2 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931

Classification

Sculpture

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

Italian, Florence

Rights

Public Domain

About della Robbia

1399–1482Republic of Florence

Son of Simone di Marco della Robbia, a member of the Arte della Lana, the wool-workers’ guild in Florence. Noted as a pioneer of Florentine Renaissance style; was the founder of a family studio primarily associated with the production of works in enameled terra-cotta. Comment on works: Sculptor, ceramist