Screen LibraryDella Robbia : sculpting with color in Renaissance Florence /
The glazed terra-cotta technique invented by Luca della Robbia, along with his exceptional skill as a sculptor, placed him firmly in the first rank of Renaissance artists in the fifteenth century. The Della Robbia studio produced dazzling multicolored ornaments for major Florentine buildings, delica...
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MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts Boston,
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| Publisher Address: | Boston : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition |
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The glazed terra-cotta technique invented by Luca della Robbia, along with his exceptional skill as a sculptor, placed him firmly in the first rank of Renaissance artists in the fifteenth century. The Della Robbia studio produced dazzling multicolored ornaments for major Florentine buildings, delicately modeled and ingeniously constructed freestanding statues, serene blue-and-white devotional reliefs for domestic use, charming portraits of children and commanding busts of rulers, along with decorative and liturgical objects. Important patrons from the Medici family to the French court enhanced the reputation of the Della Robbia style and technique, which in turn inspired imitation by rival artists. 00Exhibition: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA (09.08.-04.12.2016) / National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA (29.02.-04.06.2017). |
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Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 9-December 4, 2016 and at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., February 5-June 4, 2017. Exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in association with the National Gallery of Art. |
| Carrier Form: | 175 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780878468416 (hardback) : 0878468412 (hardback) |
| CLC: | J337(546)-28 |
| Call Number: | J337(546)-28/C174 |
| Contents: | The Della Robbia of Florence -- A Renaissance invention -- Meaning and materials -- Looking to antiquity -- At home in Florence -- Della Robbias in the new world -- Materials and techniques / Abigail Hykin -- Artist biographies / Courtney Leigh Harris. |