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Della Robbia : sculpting with color in Renaissance Florence / Marietta Cambareri, with contributions by Abigail Hykin and Courtney Leigh Harris.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Boston : MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, [2016]Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed in the United States and Canada by ARTBOOK D.A.P.Edition: First editionDescription: 175 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780878468416
  • 0878468412
Other title:
  • Sculpting with color in renaissance Florence
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 709.945
LOC classification:
  • NB623.R7 C363 2016
Summary: 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).
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks NB623 .R7 C363 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001406841

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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159) and index.

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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