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ROBBIA, Luca della: Crucifixion

🖼 Crucifixion, c. 1465
Glazed terracotta
150 × 65 cm
Quintanilla de las Viñas (Burgos), France

Glazed terracotta figures emerge in serene white against deep blue, depicting Christ's final moment with restrained dignity. Della Robbia's innovative ceramic technique transformed religious art, making devotional imagery accessible and durable for chapel walls across Italy.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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