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Luca della Robbia

Also known as Luca di Simone di Marco della Robbia, Luca di Simone di Marco, Luca di Simone della Robbia, Luca Di Simone Di Marco Della Robbia, Della Robbia, luca della robia, lucca della robbia

Italian sculptor (1399–1482)

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Republic of Florence
Place of birth: Florence
Place of death: Florence
Occupation: ceramicist
Languages spoken: Italian
Family: della Robbia
Field of work: art of sculpture
Image: Pincio - busti - Della Robbia 1270989.JPG
Work location: Florence

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name in native language: Luca della Robbia
Commons category: Luca della Robbia
date of birth: 1399-07-01
date of death: 1482-02-10
Commons Creator page: Luca della Robbia
Commons gallery: Luca della Robbia
relative: Andrea della Robbia
has works in the collection: Hospital of Innocents
name: Luca della Robbia
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Luca della Robbia, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Madonna and Child with Angels from Via dell'Agnolo in Florence, um 1470, Bargello, Florence

Luca della Robbia (/ˌdɛlə ˈrɒbiə/, also US: /- ˈroʊb-/, Italian: [ˈluːka della ˈrobbja, - ˈrɔb-]; 1399/1400–1482) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Florence. 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. His large workshop produced both less expensive works cast from molds in multiple versions, and more expensive one-off individually modeled pieces.

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