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ROBBIA, Luca della: Madonna and Child

🖼 Madonna and Child, c. 1465
Glazed terracotta
Quintanilla de las Viñas (Burgos), France

Glazed terracotta renders the Madonna's tender embrace in luminous white and blue, her protective gesture framing the Christ Child. This revolutionary technique democratized religious imagery, making devotional works affordable for parish churches across Renaissance Italy.

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