His younger contemporary leonardo da vinci praised these glazes seeing the method as a way for painting to achieve the permanence of sculpture.
Luca della robbia ceramics.
Luca della robbia in full luca di simone di marco della robbia born 1399 1400 florence italy died february 10 1482 florence sculptor one of the pioneers of florentine renaissance style who was the founder of a family studio primarily associated with the production of works in enameled terra cotta.
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Though he was a prominent stone sculptor for much of his life he became well known for developing a technique to create beautiful colorful tin glazed terracotta statuary in the early 1440s and this became his primary medium of choice.
Luca della robbia was an italian sculptor from florence born in about 1400.
Luca della robbia perfected the technique of coating terracotta in durable colorful glazes that fused with the clay below and lent the surface a particular brightness and shine.
Over 220 glazed ceramics and terracottas in luca della robbia style with the characteristic blue enamelled backgrounds and fruit and flower frames painted entirely by hand.
Born in florence robbia was the son of marco della robbia whose brother luca della robbia popularized the use of glazed terra cotta for sculpture andrea became luca s pupil and was the most important artist of ceramic glaze of the times.
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He also extended its application.
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1399 1400 1482 was an italian sculptor from florence della robbia is noted for his colorful tin glazed terracotta statuary a technique which he invented and passed on to his nephew andrea della robbia and great nephews giovanni della robbia and girolamo della robbia.
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He carried on the production of the enamelled reliefs on a much larger scale than his uncle had ever done.
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He perfected a process for making clay reliefs and figures permanent by glazing them.
The della robbia ceramics are a type of maiolica bas reliefs created by a florentine family of sculptors.
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Luca della robbia around 1400 1482 is the founder of the atelier.
