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Zwevende engel
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Zwevende engel

Medium

maiolica

Dimensions

h 61cm × d c.50cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

earthenware; tin glaze

Object Type

relief (sculpture)

Acquisition Method

transferred

Acquired

1960

Notes

See the provenance for BK-16980-A.

Collection Type

sculptures

About Luca 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