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ROBBIA, Luca della: Madonna and Child

🖼 Madonna and Child, 1445-50
Glazed terracotta, partially gilt
48 × 39 cm
New York, United States

Glazed terracotta renders the Madonna and Child in soft, luminous whites and blues, their forms gently modeled in relief. Della Robbia's innovative ceramic technique democratized devotional imagery, making affordable, durable religious art accessible to ordinary households across Renaissance Italy.

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