Robbia, Andrea della - Adoration of the Magi - terracotta - postcard

Art Postcard
• Work of art title: The Adoration of the Magi
• Artist (if known): Andrea della Robbia
• Media or other details:  sculpture (enamelled terracotta)
• Publisher / Gallery: Victoria & Albert Museum, c.1950s
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp & postmark details (if relevant): n/a
• Size: standard
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NOTES:

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All postcards are not totally new and are pre-owned. It's inevitable that older cards may show signs of ageing and use, particularly sent through the post. Any faults other than normal ageing are noted.

Stock No.: A772

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Andrea della Robbia (October 24, 1435 – August 4, 1525) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, especially in ceramics.

Robbia was the son of Marco della Robbia. Andrea della Robbia's uncle, Luca della Robbia, popularized the use of glazed terra-cotta for sculpture. ""The medium gained great popularity in fifteenth-century Florence and became a specialty of the della Robbia family studio, which was directed by Andrea after Luca, his uncle, died. Altarpieces made of glazed terra-cotta were more colorful, less expensive, and easier to transport than similar sculptures in marble"".^[1]

Born in Florence, Robbia was the most important artist of ceramic glaze of the times. His workshop was carried on by his son Giovanni after his death.

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period=1945 - present

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