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Luca della Robbia

c. 1500

Medium

maiolica

Dimensions

h 69cm × w 65cm × d 15.5cm × w 39kg

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

earthenware; tin glaze

Object Type

relief (sculpture)

Acquisition Method

transferred

Acquired

1960

Notes

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Collection Type

sculptures

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