The Adoration of the Child
after 1477
Medium
glazed terracotta
Dimensions
overall: 127.8 × 77.4 cm (50 5/16 × 30 1/2 in.) framed: 104.1 x 77.5 x 13.8 cm (41 x 30 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.) gross weight: 90.719 kg (200 lb.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1961.1.2
About the Artist
Andrea della Robbia
Andrea della Robbia was one of the most successful and prolific of the della Robbia family. He trained with his uncle, Luca della Robbia, assisting in his workshop, and by 1470, had assumed its supervision. Typically, his works are more complex than Luca's, with more expressive figures and compositions. He worked on many commissions during the 1470s, and also began a series of tin-glazed terracott...