The Adoration of the Shepherds
Relief
second half of 15th century (made)
second half of 15th century (made)
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This is a terracotta relief made in the second half of the fifteenth century Florence, Italy. This relief is a sketch-model and representing the Adoration of the Shepherds. The composition of this relief has close connection with a relief of the Adoration of the Shepherds at Munich. The Munich Adoration of the Shepherds is by Andrea della Robbia and though this relief can hardly have been made in preparation for this work, it is likely to have been modelled by the same hand.
The Della Robbia family was an Italian family of sculptors and potters. They were active in Florence from the early 15th century and elsewhere in Italy and France well into the 16th. Family members were traditionally employed in the textile industry, and their name derives from rubia tinctorum, a red dye.
Luca della Robbia founded the family sculpture workshop in Florence and was regarded by contemporaries as a leading artistic innovator, comparable to Donatello and Masaccio. The influence of antique art and his characteristic liveliness and charm are evident in such works as the marble singing-gallery for Florence Cathedral. He is credited with the invention of the tin-glazed terracotta sculpture for which the family became well known.
The Della Robbia family was an Italian family of sculptors and potters. They were active in Florence from the early 15th century and elsewhere in Italy and France well into the 16th. Family members were traditionally employed in the textile industry, and their name derives from rubia tinctorum, a red dye.
Luca della Robbia founded the family sculpture workshop in Florence and was regarded by contemporaries as a leading artistic innovator, comparable to Donatello and Masaccio. The influence of antique art and his characteristic liveliness and charm are evident in such works as the marble singing-gallery for Florence Cathedral. He is credited with the invention of the tin-glazed terracotta sculpture for which the family became well known.
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Title | The Adoration of the Shepherds (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Terracotta moulded in relief |
Brief description | Relief, terracotta, representing the Adoration of the Shepherds, probably by Andrea della Robbia, Italian, 2nd half of 15th century |
Physical description | Terracotta model moulded in relief with a representation of the Nativity in a cave, above which is the appearance of the angels to the shepherds. |
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Object history | Bought in 1876 in Florence. |
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Summary | This is a terracotta relief made in the second half of the fifteenth century Florence, Italy. This relief is a sketch-model and representing the Adoration of the Shepherds. The composition of this relief has close connection with a relief of the Adoration of the Shepherds at Munich. The Munich Adoration of the Shepherds is by Andrea della Robbia and though this relief can hardly have been made in preparation for this work, it is likely to have been modelled by the same hand. The Della Robbia family was an Italian family of sculptors and potters. They were active in Florence from the early 15th century and elsewhere in Italy and France well into the 16th. Family members were traditionally employed in the textile industry, and their name derives from rubia tinctorum, a red dye. Luca della Robbia founded the family sculpture workshop in Florence and was regarded by contemporaries as a leading artistic innovator, comparable to Donatello and Masaccio. The influence of antique art and his characteristic liveliness and charm are evident in such works as the marble singing-gallery for Florence Cathedral. He is credited with the invention of the tin-glazed terracotta sculpture for which the family became well known. |
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Accession number | 252-1876 |
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Record created | September 26, 2008 |
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