Border of fruit, foliage and flowers
Border
early 16th century (made)
early 16th century (made)
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These are relief fragments of border of fruit, foliage and flowers. These were from the workshop of Giovanni della Robbia in the early 16th century Florence, Italy. Analogous borders, in which the fruit and foliage are separated into a number of independent bunches covering the full width of the field divided from each other by horizontal strips of ribbon, occur in many works by Giovanni della Robbia.
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.
Giovanni della Robbia (1469 - ca. 1529) was one of three of the sons of Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525) to enter his father's workshop. He received his own commissions from 1497 and increasingly took over the running of the workshop
He was heir to the famous workshop in Florence and had the task of renewing its famous production to accord with changing tastes as directed by contemporary painting.
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.
Giovanni della Robbia (1469 - ca. 1529) was one of three of the sons of Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525) to enter his father's workshop. He received his own commissions from 1497 and increasingly took over the running of the workshop
He was heir to the famous workshop in Florence and had the task of renewing its famous production to accord with changing tastes as directed by contemporary painting.
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Parts | This object consists of 10 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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Title | Border of fruit, foliage and flowers (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Polychrome enamelled terracotta |
Brief description | Relief fragments, polychrome enamelled terracotta, of border of fruit and flowers, workshop of Giovanni della Robbia, Italy, early 16th century |
Physical description | Fragments of border of fruit, foliage and flowers. |
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Object history | Bought in London from Mrs Hugo in 1877. |
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Summary | These are relief fragments of border of fruit, foliage and flowers. These were from the workshop of Giovanni della Robbia in the early 16th century Florence, Italy. Analogous borders, in which the fruit and foliage are separated into a number of independent bunches covering the full width of the field divided from each other by horizontal strips of ribbon, occur in many works by Giovanni della Robbia. 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. Giovanni della Robbia (1469 - ca. 1529) was one of three of the sons of Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525) to enter his father's workshop. He received his own commissions from 1497 and increasingly took over the running of the workshop He was heir to the famous workshop in Florence and had the task of renewing its famous production to accord with changing tastes as directed by contemporary painting. |
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Accession number | 750:1 to 10-1877 |
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Record created | September 26, 2008 |
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