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

Author
Cambareri, Marietta
Additional Titles
Sculpting with color in renaissance Florence
Published
Boston : MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, [2016]
New York, N.Y. : Distributed in the United States and Canada by ARTBOOK D.A.P.
Copyright Date
©2016
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
175 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Additional Creators
Hykin, Abigail, Harris, Courtney Leigh, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: The Della Robbia Of Florence -- A Renaissance Invention -- Meaning And Materials -- Looking To Antiquity -- At Home In Florence -- Della Robbias In The New World -- Materials And Techniques / Abigail Hykin -- Artist Biographies / Courtney Leigh Harris.
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).
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ISBN
9780878468416 cloth
0878468412 cloth
Note
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.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159) and index.
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