Robbia

[ roh-bee-uh; Italian rawb-byah ]

noun

1. An·dre·a del·la [ahn-, dre, -ah del-lah], 1435–1525, and his uncle, Lu·ca del·la [loo, -kah-del-lah], c1400–82, Italian sculptors.

Robbia

/ ˈrobbja; ˈrəʊbɪə /

noun

1. RobbiaAndrea della14351525MFlorentineARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor Andrea della (anˈdrɛːa ˈdɛlla). 1435–1525, Florentine sculptor, best known for his polychrome reliefs and his statues of infants in swaddling clothes
2. RobbiaLuca della?14001482MFlorentineARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor his uncle, Luca della (ˈluːka ˈdɛlla). ?1400–82, Florentine sculptor, who perfected a technique of enamelling terra cotta for reliefs

Example Sentences

The pupil of a goldsmith practising the craft of a founder, he cast the sacristy gates of the Duomo for Luca della Robbia.

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In their place appeared Della Robbia reliefs and terra-cotta statuettes of this or that famous Greek youth.

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The palace is the national museum, and among its grand collections the work of the della Robbia family can best be studied.

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Folco died in 1289, and is buried within the church, which contains one of Andrea della Robbia's Madonnas.

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And we should also notice Giovanni della Robbia's fountain in the sacristy, before passing into the cloisters.

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