Andrea della Robbia
Andrea della Robbia (20 October 1435 – 4 August 1525) was an
Biography
Born in Florence,[1] Robbia was the son of Marco della Robbia, whose brother, Luca della Robbia, popularized the use of glazed terra-cotta for sculpture. Andrea became Luca's pupil, and was the most important artist of ceramic glaze of the times.
He carried on the production of the enamelled reliefs on a much larger scale than his uncle had ever done; he also extended its application to various architectural uses, such as friezes and to the making of lavabos, fountains and large retables. One variety of method was introduced in his enamelled work. Sometimes he omitted the enamel on the face and hands of his figures, especially in those cases where he had treated the heads in a realistic manner; as, for example, in the tympanum relief of the meeting of St Domenic and St Francis in the loggia of the Florentine hospital of San Paolo, a design suggested by a fresco of Fra Angelico's in the cloister of St Mark's.
One of the most remarkable works by Andrea is the series of
In 1489 Andrea made a relief of the Virgin and two Angels, now over the archive-room door in the Florentine
His workshop was carried on by his son Giovanni della Robbia after his death.
Works
His works included:[4]
- 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 medallions at the hospital of San Paolo, near Santa Maria Novella[5]
- The Virgin adoring the Divine Child in the Crib in the Bargello
- The Resurrection of Christ in the S. Bernardino Basilica in L'Aquila
- The Madonna della Quercia at Viterbo
- Coronation of the Virgin, Altarpiece at La Spezia, Santa Maria Assunta
- The marble high altar of S. Maria delle Grazie at Arezzo
- The high altar an Santa Maria in Grado[5]
- The decorations of the vaulted ceiling and porch of the old Pistoia Cathedral
- The tympanum at Prato cathedral[5]
- The decorations of Sante Flora e Lucilla in Santa Fiora
- The Crucifixion of Christ and the Assumption of the Virgin at La Verna.
Notes
- ISBN 9780717201303.
- ^ Milanesi (1878). Le Vite scritte da Vasari. Vol. ii. Florence. p. 179.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Cavallucci; Molinier (1884). "Santa Maria del Fiore". Les della Robbia. Paris.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Andrea della Robbia". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ a b c Middleton & Burton 1911.
References
- public domain: Middleton, John; Burton, William (1911). "Della Robbia s.v. Andrea della Robbia". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 966–968. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
Further reading
- Thorndike, Lynn (29 June 2019). The History of Medieval Europe. Alpha Editions. ISBN 978-93-89265-70-5.