della Robbia

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

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noun

della Robbia

/ ˈdɛlla ˈrobbja /

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

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

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

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

In his nephew, Andrea della Robbia, the founder of the school had a successor whose best work is worthy of the master's teaching.

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