By Andrea della Robbia / Relief / 15th century (ca. 1470-75)

By Andrea della Robbia
Relief
15th century (ca. 1470-75)
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Creator Name: Robbia, Andrea della
Creator Role: Sculptor
Creator Dates/Places: 1435-1525
Creator Name-CRT: By Andrea della Robbia
Title: Relief
Title Type: Object name
Title: Virgin and Child
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1470
Creation End Date: 1475
Creation Date: 15th century (ca. 1470-75)
Object Type: Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: glazed terracotta
Dimensions: 37 3/8 x 21 5/8 in. (94.9 x 54.9 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 69.113
Credit Line: Gift of Edith and Herbert Lehman Foundation Inc., 1969
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Context:

Andrea was the nephew and disciple of Luca della Robbia, who developed the blue and white glazes used on terracotta sculpture with which the name della Robbia is associated. By the time he made the Lehman Madonna, about 1470-75, Andrea had for some years been chiefly responsible for the output of the family shop in the via Guelfa, Florence. Although he was a faithful follower of his uncle's style, his own personality emerged in works such as this, with its exceptionally high relief, in which he achieved monumental forms without sacrificing any of that sweetness and harmony of expression for which Luca is so admired.

AMICA ID: MMA_.69.113
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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