The Adoration of the Child

The Adoration of the Child by Andrea della Robbia

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...

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