Robbia
andrea della
[ahn-dre-ah del-lah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (show ipa), 1435–1525, and his uncle, luca della
[loo-kah del-lah] /ˈlu kɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (show ipa) c1400–82, italian sculptors.
historical examples
the palace is the national museum, and among its grand collections the work of the della robbia family can best be studied.
cathedral cities of italy william wiehe collins
can these have been of terra cotta of the della robbia school?
portuguese architecture walter crum watson
it is a fine modern zeit-geist piece of declamation to come out of the rather over-sweet della robbia period of art.
an englishwoman’s love-letters anonymous
while producing these works in enamelled earthen-ware, robbia also painted on the flat.
the ceramic art jennie j. young
to tell what robbia did accomplish we must glance at his personal history.
the ceramic art jennie j. young
once the madre de deus was adorned with several della robbia placques.
portuguese architecture walter crum watson
the work called robbia ware was terra-cotta relief covered with enamel.
the browning cyclopdia edward berdoe
noun
andrea della (anˈdrɛːa ˈdɛlla). 1435–1525, florentine sculptor, best known for his polychrome reliefs and his statues of infants in swaddling clothes
his uncle, luca della (ˈluːka ˈdɛlla). ?1400–82, florentine sculptor, who perfected a technique of enamelling terra cotta for reliefs
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