Robbia, Andrea Della - Madonna & Child - Lucca

• Art Postcard

   

• Work of art title: Madonna col Bambino,
• Artist (if known): Andrea Della Robbia (1435-1525)
• Media or other details:  Bass Relief in terracotta
• Publisher / Gallery: Ediz Renzo Santori
• Postally used:  no - but written message
• Stamp & postmark details (if relevant): n/a
• Size: Modern
• Notes & condition details:

NOTES:

Size: 'Modern' is usually around 6in x 4in or larger / 'Old Standard' is usually around 5½in x 3½in. Larger sizes mentioned, but if you need to know the exact size please ask as this can vary.

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

Stock No.: A99

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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. He 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, he was the most important artist of ceramic glaze of the times. His workshop was carried on by his son Giovanni after his death.

His works included:^[2]

• The medallions of infants for the Foundling hospital, Florence, and the Annunciation over the inner entrance
• the Meeting of S. Francis and S. Dominic in the loggia of S. Paolo, Florence
• the Virgin adoring the Divine Child in the Crib in the Bargello
• the Madonna della Quercia at Viterbo
• the marble high altar of S. Maria delle Grazie at Arezzo
• the decorations of the vaulted ceiling and porch of the old Pistoia Cathedral
• the decorations of Sante Flora e Lucilla in Santa Fiora
• the Crucifixion and the Assumption of the Virgin at La Verna.