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Virgin and Child in a niche

Luca della Robbia

ca. 1460

Medium

Glazed terracotta with gilt and painted details

Tags

Madonna and Child

Dimensions

Overall (confirmed): 18 5/8 × 15 1/4 × 3 1/2 in., 29 lb. (47.3 × 38.7 × 8.9 cm, 13.2 kg)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966

Classification

Sculpture

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

Italian, Florence

Rights

Public Domain

About Luca della Robbia

1399–1482 • Republic 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

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