Della Robbia
Subtitle: sculpting with color in Renaissance Florence
By: Marietta Cambareri ; with contributions by Abigail Hykin and Courtney Leigh Harris
Contributors: Hykin, Abigail, writer of essay; Harris, Courtney Leigh, writer of essay; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9780878468416
Subjects: Exhibitions; Terra-cotta sculpture, Italian
Other titles: Sculpting with color in Renaissance Florence
Description: 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. Exhibition: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA (09.08.-04.12.2016) / National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA (29.02.-04.06.2017).
Notes: 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.