Lot no. 79
TO MARCO DELLA ROBBIA (FRA MATTIA) RELIEF, FLORENCE, CIRCA 1530
RELIEF, FLORENCE, MARCO DELLA ROBBIA (FRA MATTIA), CIRCA 1530
in polychrome glazed terracotta of rectangular form, depicting a festoon of fruit hanging from a lion protome. Similar tiles are to be found in the grandiose altarpiece made by Marco della Robbia himself between 1527 and 1331 for the collegiate church of Montecassino; 31x16.5x14 cm
Comparative literarure
G. Gentilini (ed.), I Della Robbia e l'arte nuova della scultura invetriata , Florence 1998, pp. 329-330 n. V.2 a-f
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Ceramics, pottery and earthenware
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