One recent conservation from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the 1475 “Prudence” by Andrea della Robbia, revived its bountiful border of lemons, grapes, pinecones, and cucumbers, circling the ...

The process was discovered by Luca della Robbia, a talented sculptor in marble and bronze ... invited his long-lived nephew Andrea into the business, and Andrea’s children continued the family ...

Conservators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art discovered that for themselves with their contribution to the show. It’s a large, wall rondel by Andrea della Robbia featuring a virtuous "Prudence ...

Della Robbia devotional reliefs (and later, whole altarpieces) were less expensive than marble or bronze sculpture, an attribute that greatly increased their popularity. Luca passed the secret process ...

In the 15th century, sculptor Luca della Robbia invented the glazing technique, passing it along to his nephew Andrea, and other family members whose work is showcased in the exhibit.

and she may be congratulated on having produced the best general treatise on the Robbia school of sculpture. Allan Marquand. Luca and Andrea della Robbia and their Successors By MAUD CRUTWELL.

Pistoia Scala/Art Resource, NY/Museum of Fine Arts, Boston "Prudence" (before conservation) Andrea della Robbia (Italian (Florentine), 1435–1525) Ca. 1475 Glazed terracotta Lent by the ...

Andrea della Robbia’s “Bust of a Boy” is one of the first sculptures you see in “Della Robbia: Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence,” a wonderful new show at the Museum of Fine ...

The 15th-century terra-cotta relief of St. Michael by Andrea della Robbia was returned to the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts galleries where it fell, though displayed at a lower height for a ...