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Della Robbia is noted for his colorful, tin-glazed terracotta statuary, a technique that he invented and passed on to his nephew Andrea della Robbia and great-nephews Giovanni della Robbia and Girolamo della Robbia. Although a leading sculptor in stone, after developing his technique in the early 1440s he worked primarily in terracotta. [4]
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English: The style of this "tondo," or medallion, was developed by Luca della Robbia (ca. 1400-82) who invented this type of brightly colored glazed terracotta (baked or fired clay) relief-inspired by maiolica-and it shows the continued admiration of his works long after his death. Such medallions were intended for placement in an architectural ...
English: Luca della Robbia, Bust of a Saint, 1465-70, glazed terracotta, from the pharmacy of the Convent of San Marco in Florence, Florence, Bargello (inv. 67 R) Date 19 September 2021, 09:43:25
Putto da fontana (1515–20), Berlino, Museo Bode. Girolamo della Robbia (1488 – 4 August 1566) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, mostly in the family style of glazed terracotta, the youngest son of Andrea della Robbia, together with his brother Giovanni della Robbia were among the most active collaborators in the family workshop.
Giovanni della Robbia was the son of Andrea della Robbia (1435–1525), brother of Girolamo della Robbia (1488–1566) and grandnephew of Luca della Robbia (1399/1400–1482). During a great part of his life he worked as assistant to his father and inherited the workshop after his father's death, enhancing the polychrome character of the glazed ...
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Coat of arms of the Arte della Lana, Andrea della Robbia, 1487, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence. Palazzo of the Arte della Lana next to Orsanmichele Miniature of a wool clothing shop from Biblioteca Casanatense. The Arte della Lana was the wool guild of Florence during the Late Middle Ages and in the Renaissance.