Coat of arms
Coat of Arms
early 16th century (made)
early 16th century (made)
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This stemma or shield of arms is made by the workshop of the Della Robbia, in Florence in the early 16th century.
The relief is composed of fragments from two separate works. The upper part carries the arms of the Spini family (a Tuscan shield bearing the charge: Barry nebuly gules and or), and the lower part an inscription with the name of Simonetto di Corso and the date 1512.
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 relief is composed of fragments from two separate works. The upper part carries the arms of the Spini family (a Tuscan shield bearing the charge: Barry nebuly gules and or), and the lower part an inscription with the name of Simonetto di Corso and the date 1512.
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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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Coat of arms (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Polychrome, enamelled terracotta |
| Brief description | Stemma or Shield of Arms, enamelled terracotta, workshop of the Della Robbia, Florence, early 16th century |
| Physical description | Within a rectangular recess frame at the top and sides with egg-and-dart moulding is set a Tusacan shield bearing the charge: Barry nubuly gules and or. On either side of the inner frame is a painted bramble or thorn. The lower sides are ornamented with a pattern of flowers and leaves; between them runs the inscription: SIMONETTO.DI/CHORSO.DALL/ARENA.PodestA.M.D.XII. The face is enamelled in white, yellow, blue and black, part of the shield being left unglazed (presumably for painting in red). |
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| Object history | The shield and impresa are those of the Tuscan family of Spini. Acquired in Florence. |
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| Summary | This stemma or shield of arms is made by the workshop of the Della Robbia, in Florence in the early 16th century. The relief is composed of fragments from two separate works. The upper part carries the arms of the Spini family (a Tuscan shield bearing the charge: Barry nebuly gules and or), and the lower part an inscription with the name of Simonetto di Corso and the date 1512. 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 | 7397A-1860 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2006 |
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