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Jan. 27, 2024
Two Mid-18th Century Architectural Wooden Panels After "Cantoria" by Luca della Robbia (Italian, 1400-1482)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Two Mid-18th Century Architectural Wooden Panels After "Cantoria" by Luca della Robbia (Italian, 1400-1482) 24 x 24 inches
Fontaine's Auction Gallery
Oct. 05, 2023
Luca DELLA ROBBIA (1400-1482) (d'après). Le concert
Est: €300 - €500
Luca DELLA ROBBIA (1400-1482) (d'après). Le concert Deux bas-reliefs en bronze Signées F. Barbedienne France, vers 1860 26 x 18 cm Two bronze plaques after the Cantoria by Luca della Robbia, casted by Barbedienne.
Bonhams
Oct. 04, 2023
Following models of LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (Florence, 1400-1482). "Madonna". Enameled terracotta plaque. Presents marks of use. With some very slight chipping. With stamp and numbering on the back.
Est: €600 - €800
Modelled on LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (Florence, 1400-1482). "Madonna. Enamelled terracotta plaque. With marks of use. With some very slight chipping. With stamp and numbering on the back. Measurements: 55 x 38 x 9 cm. Ornamental plaque inspired on the one hand by the Italian religious-themed ceramic reliefs of the Della Robbia family, and on the other by the French Renaissance ceramics of Bernard Palissy, characterised by its naturalistic motifs in relief, enamelled with bright, high-temperature colours.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 13, 2022
Workshop of Della Robbia (Italian, 1399/1400-1482): A glazed terracotta armorial roundel Florence, early 16th century
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
Workshop of Della Robbia (Italian, 1399/1400-1482): A glazed terracotta armorial roundel Florence, early 16th century the sculpted tondo centred by a coat of arms on a blue Tuscan shield, within a wreath of fruiting vines, lemons and pine cones, with brightly glazed decoration bright turquoise blue, yellow, green and aubergine, 63cm diameter approximately For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Mar. 26, 2022
Bronze Relief Plaque After Luca Della Robbia, Cantoria
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
After Luca della Robbia (Italian1399-1400/82) The Cantoria, Boys Singing from a Book, 19thc, section after the original marble in the Florence Cathedral, bronze with brown patination, with foundry mark for F. Barbedienne, Paris. Dimensions: 20 x 14.75 in. Condition: Some uneveness and spotting to patination.
Neue Auctions
Mar. 20, 2022
École française de la fin du XIXème siècle d ’après Luca della Robbia (1400-1482) Les joueurs de psa
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
École française de la fin du XIXème siècle d ’après Luca della Robbia (1400-1482) Les joueurs de psaltérions et les joueuses de luth d’après les scènes n°3 et n°4 de la Cantoria cathédrale Santa Marie Del Fiore de Florence Edition Barbedienne entre 1855 et 1911 Deux reliefs en bronze à patine brune dans des cadres en bronze doré Portent la marque du fondeur « F. BARBEDIENNE Fondeur » et « F BARBEDIENNE » H. 55 x L. 50 cm et H. 64 x L. 59 cm Œuvre en rapport : -Luca della Robbia Cantoria de la cathédrale Santa Maria del Fiore de Florence 1431-1438 Florence Museo dell’Opera del Duomo Littérature en rapport : -Florence Rionnet Les Bronzes Barbedienne. L’œuvre d’une dynastie de fondeurs (1834-1954) Paris Arthena2016 modèle répertorié sous le n° Cat. 174 p. 230
Osenat
Nov. 12, 2020
AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (1400-1482) ITALIAN. A LARGE RELIEF CARVED MARBLE PLAQUE "SINGING GALLERY", depicting
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (1400-1482) ITALIAN. A LARGE RELIEF CARVED MARBLE PLAQUE "SINGING GALLERY", depicting seven youthful figures wearing flowing robes, joined hands singing, mounted on a purpose made stand.Panel: 28ins wide x 39ins high.Note: This panel is after an original work from the Cantoria or Singing Gallery of Florence Cathedral.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jul. 17, 2020
AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (1400-1482) ITALIAN. A LARGE RELIEF CARVED MARBLE PLAQUE "SINGING GALLERY", depicting
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (1400-1482) ITALIAN. A LARGE RELIEF CARVED MARBLE PLAQUE "SINGING GALLERY", depicting seven youthful figures wearing flowing robes, joined hands singing, mounted on a purpose made stand.Panel: 28ins wide x 39ins high.Note: This panel is after an original work from the Cantoria or Singing Gallery of Florence Cathedral.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 25, 2020
AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (1400-1482) ITALIAN A LARGE RELIEF CARVED MARBLE PLAQUE "SINGING GALLERY", depicti
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (1400-1482) ITALIAN A LARGE RELIEF CARVED MARBLE PLAQUE "SINGING GALLERY", depicting seven youthful figures wearing flowing robes, joined hands singing, mounted on a purpose made stand. Panel: 28ins wide x 39ins high. Note: This panel is after an original work from the Cantoria or Singing Gallery of Florence Cathedral.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 10, 2020
ATTRIBUTED TO LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (ITALIAN, 1399-1482): AN IMPORTANT 15TH CENTURY TIN GLAZED EARTHENWARE RELIEF DEPICTING POPE MARTIN V the rectangular maiolica relief panel depicting a portrait of Pope Martin V in profile in white on a blue ground,
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
ATTRIBUTED TO LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (ITALIAN, 1399-1482): AN IMPORTANT 15TH CENTURY TIN GLAZED EARTHENWARE RELIEF DEPICTING POPE MARTIN V the rectangular maiolica relief panel depicting a portrait of Pope Martin V in profile in white on a blue ground, facing left, dressed in cope and papal crown, his coat of arms (a column within a shield) to the upper left corner, inscribed at the base 'MARTINVS V', the reverse signed 'LRO' in blue, later mounted on a walnut panel with four fleur de lys iron brackets holding the panel in place, 46.5cm high x 33.5cm wide, the wooden mount 73.5cm high x 52cm wide Sold with a copy of a thermoluminescence analysis report dated 1/8/2018 from Arcadia Tecnologie per I Beni Culturali, Milan, stating that the sample taken indicates that the date of the object is consistent with the presumed dating of the piece, 15th century. Pope Martin V was known as Otto di Colonna (1368 – 1431) before his papal election, hence the column depicted in the top left corner. His greatest achievement was ending the Western Schism at the Council of Constance in 1417, and he remained Pope until his death in 1431. Luca Della Robbia was the head of a family of artists famous for the glazed terracotta technique used in the present relief. Luca invented the technique which was to revolutionise terracotta sculpture in the 16th century. The bright glaze which has survived six hundred years and is still rich in colour, meant that his sculptures and portraits were easily seen in dark interiors or chapels, and the terracotta was easier to produce than carving in marble or stone. Literature: A comparable relief is illustrated in Catalogue of Gothic and Renaissance Italian and French Art, The Tolentino Collection, the American Art Galleries, April 1924, New York 1924. Here attributed to Luca della Robbia.
Chiswick Auctions
Jul. 31, 2019
Florence Cathedral
Est: $100 - $150
[PHOTOGRAPHY] 19th century mounted cabinet photograph - Luca Della Robbia (1400-1482) Ascension, Florence Cathedral. Provenance: Art Collection of former Nasson College [Maine]. Actual photograph size is approx. 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 in.
East Coast Books
Jan. 30, 2019
Luca della Robbia (1400-1482)-attributed
Est: €250 - €500
Luca della Robbia (1400-1482)-attributed, mother with child brown ink on paper upper right described small holes and spots framed in passepartout under glass
Deutsch Auktionen
Nov. 27, 2018
École française vers 1900, d'après Luca Della Robbia (1399/1400-1482) Scène de danseurs et musiciens, d'après la Cantoria de Santa M.
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
École française vers 1900, d'après Luca Della Robbia (1399/1400-1482) Scène de danseurs et musiciens, d'après la Cantoria de Santa Maria de Fiore, Florence Relief en bronze à patine médaille Porte le cachet du fondeur " F. BARBEDIENNE " (réduction N°2 ?) en bas à gauche et le n°33 au revers Dimensions : 27,6 x 25,5 cm Étude comparative : Luca della Robbia, Cantoria de la cathédrale Sante Maria del Fiore, 1431-1438, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence Bibliographie comparative : Florence Rionnet, Les Bronzes Barbedienne. L'oeuvre d'une dynastie de fondeurs (1834-1954) , Arthena, 2016, cat. n°. cat.174 ; p.230 A French bronze relief depicting a scene of dancers and musicians, circa 1900, by Barbedienne, after the Cantoria de Santa Maria de Fiore, Florence, by Luca Della Robbia (1399/1400-1482) Estimation 1 500 - 2 000 €
Artcurial
Sep. 12, 2018
AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (ITALIAN, 1400-1482): A LARGE MARBLE RELIEF OF THE CANTORIA 'SINGING GALLERY' depicting seven youthful, classically attired choir singers holding hands in a circle and singing, some of the figures carved in the round others in high relief, raised on a purpose-made black metal stand with four legs which supports the panel, the panel 100cm high x 96cm wide, when on the stand 123cm high The present relief is after the original panel from Della Robbia's earliest documented work, the Cantoria or singing gallery of Florence cathedral. In 1431 Della Robbia was commissioned to produce ten carved marble panels to fit around the singing gallery or organ loft of Florence cathedral. These were mounted in an architectural setting, with the upper part enclosing four panels and resembling a Roman sarcophagus, with a further panel on each end and four further reliefs in the console below. Originally situated above the door of the North Sacristy, the panels were dismantled in 1688 and are now in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo of Florence Cathedral. Related Literature: Italian Renaissance Sculpture, J.M. Olsen, Thames and Hudson, London 1992, p75.
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (ITALIAN, 1400-1482): A LARGE MARBLE RELIEF OF THE CANTORIA 'SINGING GALLERY' depicting seven youthful, classically attired choir singers holding hands in a circle and singing, some of the figures carved in the round others in high relief, raised on a purpose-made black metal stand with four legs which supports the panel, the panel 100cm high x 96cm wide, when on the stand 123cm high The present relief is after the original panel from Della Robbia's earliest documented work, the Cantoria or singing gallery of Florence cathedral. In 1431 Della Robbia was commissioned to produce ten carved marble panels to fit around the singing gallery or organ loft of Florence cathedral. These were mounted in an architectural setting, with the upper part enclosing four panels and resembling a Roman sarcophagus, with a further panel on each end and four further reliefs in the console below. Originally situated above the door of the North Sacristy, the panels were dismantled in 1688 and are now in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo of Florence Cathedral. Related Literature: Italian Renaissance Sculpture, J.M. Olsen, Thames and Hudson, London 1992, p75.
Chiswick Auctions
Jul. 23, 2018
After Luca della Robbia (1399/1400–1482), late 17th C. Italian carved oval frame with garland of fruit motif, polychrome paint and g...
Est: $1,100 - $1,600
After Luca della Robbia (1399/1400–1482), late 17th C. Italian carved oval frame with garland of fruit motif, polychrome paint and gilt finish, molded border, distressed finish, modern mirror, wear consistent with age including loss, checking, repairs, etc., 44" h. x 37" w. x 5" d.
Winter Associates, Inc.
Jun. 06, 2018
AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (ITALIAN, 1400-1482): A LARGE MARBLE RELIEF OF THE CANTORIA 'SINGING GALLERY' depicting seven youthful, classically attired choir sings holding hands in a circle and singing, some of the figures carved in the round others in high relief, raised on a purpose-made black metal stand with four legs which supports the panel, the panel 100cm high x 96cm wide, when on the stand 123cm high The present relief is after the original panel from Della Robbia's earliest documented work, the Cantoria or singing gallery of Florence cathedral. In 1431 Della Robbia was commissioned to produce ten carved marble panels to fit around the singing gallery or organ loft of Florence cathedral. These were mounted in an architectural setting, with the upper part enclosing four panels and resembling a Roman sarcophagus, with a further panel on each end and four further reliefs in the console below. Originally situated above the door of the North Sacristy, the panels were dismantled in 1688 and are now in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo of Florence Cathedral. Related Literature: Italian Renaissance Sculpture, J.M. Olsen, Thames and Hudson, London 1992, p75.
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (ITALIAN, 1400-1482): A LARGE MARBLE RELIEF OF THE CANTORIA 'SINGING GALLERY' depicting seven youthful, classically attired choir sings holding hands in a circle and singing, some of the figures carved in the round others in high relief, raised on a purpose-made black metal stand with four legs which supports the panel, the panel 100cm high x 96cm wide, when on the stand 123cm high The present relief is after the original panel from Della Robbia's earliest documented work, the Cantoria or singing gallery of Florence cathedral. In 1431 Della Robbia was commissioned to produce ten carved marble panels to fit around the singing gallery or organ loft of Florence cathedral. These were mounted in an architectural setting, with the upper part enclosing four panels and resembling a Roman sarcophagus, with a further panel on each end and four further reliefs in the console below. Originally situated above the door of the North Sacristy, the panels were dismantled in 1688 and are now in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo of Florence Cathedral. Related Literature: Italian Renaissance Sculpture, J.M. Olsen, Thames and Hudson, London 1992, p75.
Chiswick Auctions
Jun. 27, 2013
Luca della Robbia, 1399/ 1400 - 1482
Est: €75,000 - €85,000
Luca della Robbia, 1399/ 1400 - 1482 HÖCHST BEDEUTENDES UND MUSEALES HOCH-RELIEF IN MARMOR MIT WAPPEN DER FLORENTINISCHEN FAMILIE BARTOLINI-SALIMBENI 45,5 x 197 x 50 cm. Links rechteckiges Relief in hellem Marmor, die Fußlinie als Einfassungsprofil in Form eines mittelbreiten Bandes gestaltet, der obere, gerade Abschluss mit mehrfachen geraden Profilen und dazwischen liegender Kehle. Im Zentrum ein Lorbeerkranz, nur am Basisprofil aufstehend und gebunden, mit beidseitig ausflatternden, welligen Bändern. Im Kranzrund das Wappentier der Adelsfamilie im Hochrelief geschaffen, in Gestalt eines nach links steigenden Löwen. Der Kranz wird gehalten von schwebenden, geflügelten Putten, hier als Genien verstanden, die beide Hände an die Kranzrundung legen, in schwebender Haltung, die übereinander liegenden Beine seitlich horizontal ausgestreckt. Der linke Putto hat das Gesicht etwas nach links zurückgewandt, der rechte blickt eher frontal aus dem Reliefgegenstand. An beiden Seitenabschlüssen zum großen Teil noch erhaltene Reliefdarstellungen von Löwen, links eine Löwin mit ihrem Jungen, rechts der Rückteil zweier nebeneinander liegender Löwen mit halbrundhoch schwingendem Schweif. Die beiden Löwen nehmen natürlich auch Bezug zum Wappentier der Familie. Die Familie der Bartolini-Salimbeni waren am Anfang des 14. Jahrhunderts Mitglieder der reichsten und herrlichsten Familien von Siena, die sich entschieden nach Florenz zu ziehen, um dort mit Handel und Geldverleih zu reüssieren. Bei der Übersiedlung nach Florenz wurde der Familiendoppelname auf Bartolini vereinfacht, um nicht die unangenehme Erinnerung an die Florentiner Schlacht von Montaperti zu erinnern. In Florenz erreichte die Familie hohen Wohlstand durch Produktion und Handel von Wolle. Einige der schönsten Gebäude in Florenz sind Auftragswerke der Familie sowie etwa vor der Basilika Santa Trinita, wo die Familie ihre eigene Kapelle unterhielt mit Fresken von Lorenzo Monaco. Ferner der Palazzo Bartolini-Salimbeni zu nennen. Dasselbe Wappen, der steigende Löwe, findet sich auch an den Palästen der Adelsfamilie. Das hier vorliegende Relief stammt aus der frühen Zeit des Wirkens von Luca della Robbia, wenn das Relief in die Jahre 1425/ 1430 zu datieren ist, dann geht daraus hervor, dass della Robbia es bereits im 25. - 30. Lebensalter geschaffen hat. Das Relief ist ausführlich besprochen und abgebildet in dem Werkverzeichnis Katalog zur Bildhauerfamilie della Robbia (siehe Lit. u.). Im mehrspaltig, dafür dato gewidmeten Text geht hervor, dass bereits in der kunsthistorischen Forschung dieses Relief mit verschiedenen bekannten Werken in der Zeit verglichen wurde, z. B. dem Basisrelief am Tabernakel della Mercanzia in Orsanmichele, geschaffen von Donatello und Michelozzo um 1423. Auch wird in der Forschung die Frage offen gelassen, ob es sich um ein Kamin- oder Sarkophagrelief gehandelt haben könnte, Veneto das bekannte Relief „Amor et Psyche", das sich im Camposanto in Pisa befindet, und ebenfalls Bezug nimmt auf mittelalterliche Sepulkralskulptur. Auf 1417 ist das Relief einer Tomba in Orsanmichele datiert, von Onofrio Strozzi in der Kirche Santa Trinita, das mit mancher Unsicherheit Pietro Lamberti zugeschrieben wird. Wiederum rückbezogen auf die Gemäldemonumente in der Kirche Santa Maria del Fiore von Giovanni del Ponte (1422) und von Bicci di Lorenzo (1439) oder das Steinportal der Cappella Pazzi in Santa Croce, das Brunelleschi Anfang der 1430er Jahre entworfen hatte. Aus der erhaltenen Korrespondenz der Zeit zwischen 1428 und 1430 zwischen Matteo Strozzi und Nanni da Miniato, der ein Mitarbeiter der Donatello-Schule war, geht hervor, dass hier bereits eine „Sippolture pichole" als hervorragend geschildert wurde. Ebenfalls aus diesem Werkstattkreis, veröffentlicht bei Herzner 1979, S. 185 - 187 n. 106, 124. Aus diesem Kreishintergrund schuf der junge Luca della Robbia wohl seine frühen Marmorwerke im Zusammenhang mit Bauplastik oder Skulpturalplastik. Erst die späteren Werke, etwa 20 Jahre nach dem vorliegenden Relief, wie etwa das Grabmal "Federighi" in Santa Trinita, von 1454 - 1456, lassen Stil und Wandel der folgenden Zeit erkennen. Das gilt auch für sämtliche Werke des Roberto Leoni etwa im Palazzo Pretorio di San Giovanni Valdarno, die 1463 datiert sind. In der Literatur wird das Werk als bis dahin noch nicht veröffentlicht bezeichnet. Provenienz: Ehemals florentinische Privatsammlung. Literatur: Werkverzeichnis und Katalog: I della Robbia, Il dialogo tra le Arti nel Rinascimento, Skira, Jahrgang, S. 317, Katalognummer 15, dort bezeichnet: „Angeli che recano l'arme Bartolini-Salimbeni e coppie di Leoni araldici". (931311) Luca della Robbia, 1399/ 1400 - 1482 HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT, MUSEAL-QUALITY MARBLE HIGH RELIEF WITH COAT OF ARMS OF THE FLORENTINE BARTOLINI-SALIMBENI FAMILY 45.5 x 197 x 50 cm. This relief originates from the early artistic period of Luca della Robbia, if it can be dated in the period between 1425 - 1430, it follows that della Robbia was in his late twenties when he created it. The relief is extensively discussed and depicted in the catalogue raisonné of the sculptor family della Robbia. Provenance: Formerly held at a Florentine Private Collection. Literature: Catalogue raisonné, I della Robbia, Il dialogo tra le Arti nel Rinascimento, Skira, p. 317, catalogue number 15, under the title of Angeli che recano l'arme Bartolini-Salimbeni e coppie di Leoni araldici.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Apr. 24, 2013
after: Luca della Robbia Italian (1400-1482) Painted Plaster Relief Panel of Trumpeters Third Quarter 20th Century after a detail of the Cantoria Depicting Three (3) Trumpeters with Four (4) Dancing Children. Unsigned. Very Good Condition. Measures
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
after: Luca della Robbia Italian (1400-1482) Painted Plaster Relief Panel of Trumpeters Third Quarter 20th Century after a detail of the Cantoria Depicting Three (3) Trumpeters with Four (4) Dancing Children. Unsigned. Very Good Condition. Measures 41 Inches by 37-3/4 Inches. Very Very Heavy. We Will Not Ship This Item In-House Due to Its Size, But Would be Happy to Recommend a List of Gallery Approved Vendors on Request
Kodner Galleries
Jan. 26, 2012
AN ITALIAN GILT AND PAINTED STUCCO RELIEF OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD, AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (1399/1400-1482), POSSIBLY LATE 15TH CENTURY
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
PROPERTY OF AURORA TRUST overall: 36 3/4 by 26 1/2 in.; 93 by 67 cm.
Sotheby's
Apr. 13, 2011
Plaster Cast, early 20th Century, after Luca Della Robbia (Italian, 1400-1482) Trumpeters with Dancing Children, from the Cantoria F...
Est: $600 - $800
Plaster Cast, early 20th Century, after Luca Della Robbia (Italian, 1400-1482) Trumpeters with Dancing Children, from the Cantoria Frieze. Unsigned Painted cast plaster, 20 x 18 1/4 x 3 1/2 in., unframed. Condition: Scattered chips and scratches, loss to u.r. corner and to side of u.l. corner, surface grime, with dirt and dust in the interstices. N.B. In 1431, Luca della Robbia (Italian, 1400-1482) was commissioned to create a marble Cantoria over the door of the Sacristy of the Masses, also known as the New Sacristy, in the cathedral in Florence. The original is now located in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence. The panel cast here illustrates the verse in the Psalms, "Praise him with sound of the trumpet." Casts of Renaissance and antique sculptures, made for sale by the commercial plaster casters, were enjoyed by collectors and were used to educate art students at the turn of the 20th Century.
Skinner
May. 11, 2010
After Luca della Robbia (Italian, 1400-1482): A patinated composition relief of a panel of the Cantoria reputedly cast from the original
Est: £750 - £850
reputedly cast from the original depicting choir singers, 99cm high x 62.5cm wide
Bonhams
Jun. 09, 2009
A POLYCHROME-DECORATED PLASTER RELIEF OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD ATTENDED BY ANGELS
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
A POLYCHROME-DECORATED PLASTER RELIEF OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD ATTENDED BY ANGELS ITALIAN, AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY In an egg-and-dart and rinceaux-carved blue-painted and giltwood frame, inscribed '1917 229 MADONNA AND CHILD WITH ANGELS LUCA DELLA ROBBIA 1399-1482 Italian J. P. MORGAN COLLECTION' and inscribed in red paint '17.229' and 'PM 142' 18 in. (46 cm.) diameter; 23¼ in. (59 cm.) high and 23 in. (58½ cm.) wide, framed
Christie's
Jan. 25, 2007
A RARE ITALIAN GILT AND PAINTED TERRACOTTA AND WOOD TONDO OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD, BY LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (1399-1482), CIRCA 1440, FLORENCE
Est: $300,000 - $500,000
measurements note diameter 14 5/8 in.; 37.2cm. modelled in half-length, the Child clutching his mother's veil with one hand, His other at her back, the Madonna grasping His foot, within deep, molded wood salver. PROVENANCE Oscar Hainauer, Berlin, until 1894 Julie Hainauer, Berlin, 1894-1906 Duveen Brothers, New York, from 1906 Carlo de Carlo, Florence, sold at Semenzato, Venice, October 19, 2000, lot 169 EXHIBITED From Filippo Lippi to Piero della Francesca: Fra Carnavale and the Making of a Renaissance Master, (Keith Cristensen, ed.),October 2004-January 2005/ February-May 2005, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan/ The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, no. 23, pp. 194-95 LITERATURE Andrew Butterfield and Anthony Radcliffe, Italian Sculpture from the Gothic to the Baroque, New York, Salander O'Reilly Galleries, 2002, p. 42. RELATED LITERATURE M. Reymond, "La Madone Corsini de Luca della Robbia," in Rivista d'Arte, II, 1904, pp. 93-100. Allan Marquand, Luca della Robbia, Princeton, 1914, no. 88. John Pope-Hennessy, Luca della Robbia, Ithaca, 1980, p. 251. G. Gentilini, I Della Robbia : la scultura invetriata nel Rinascimento, Florence, 1992, vol. 1, p.48. NOTE This intimate composition was one of Luca della Robbia's most popular; Allan Marquand listed nine versions, including the example in the Corsini Collection, Florence. Versions are also in the carved doorframe of the hospital of Santa Maria Nuova in Florence and the vault of a cloister of Santa Maria di Castello in Genoa. The iconography of the Madonna holding Christ's foot and of Christ grasping his mother's veil, popular in Renaissance Italian panel painting as well as sculpture, derives from Byzantine icons. The present work, most likely used for private devotion, is unique in being set into a wood salver with a gilt rim and blue ground. The only other surviving image of the Madonna and Child set in a bowl from Quattrocento Florence is Donatello's Chellini Madonna, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. As Gentilini explains (op.cit.), the majority of Luca's sculptures from his early years were pigmented with natural tints and sometimes, as seen here, with white on a blue ground. It is only after the 1440s that he is consumed with producing glazed terracotta sculptures. Luca della Robbia is first documented in 1427 when he enrolled in the Arte della Lana (the wool-workers guild) and was mentioned as a collaborator of Lorenzo Ghiberti on the east door of the Baptistery in Florence. In the 1420s he became friendly with Brunelleschi who began using Luca's sculptures to decorate his buildings. In around 1428 he received the important commission for the marble Singing Gallery (Cantoria) for the organ loft of the Florence Cathedral. He was later invited to compete with Donatello on further decoration for the Cathedral. In 1445, he formed a partnership with Michelozzo for the execution of the bronze foors for the North Sacristy, formerly commissioned from Donatello. By the mid-15th century, he worked almost exclusively in tin-glazed earthenware (glazed terracotta), collaborating with his nephew Andrea della Robbia on what was to become a hugely popular and successful production. Christensen notes (op.cit.) that "the expressive range and rich formal inventiveness of Luca's terracotta sculpture established the norm by which painted images were judged."
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Two Mid-18th Century Architectural Wooden Panels After "Cantoria" by Luca della Robbia (Italian, 1400-1482)

Luca DELLA ROBBIA (1400-1482) (d'après). Le concert

Following models of LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (Florence, 1400-1482). "Madonna". Enameled terracotta plaque. Presents marks of use. With some very slight chipping. With stamp and numbering on the back.

Workshop of Della Robbia (Italian, 1399/1400-1482): A glazed terracotta armorial roundel Florence, early 16th century

Bronze Relief Plaque After Luca Della Robbia, Cantoria

École française de la fin du XIXème siècle d ’après Luca della Robbia (1400-1482) Les joueurs de psa

AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (1400-1482) ITALIAN. A LARGE RELIEF CARVED MARBLE PLAQUE "SINGING GALLERY", depicting

AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (1400-1482) ITALIAN. A LARGE RELIEF CARVED MARBLE PLAQUE "SINGING GALLERY", depicting

AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (1400-1482) ITALIAN A LARGE RELIEF CARVED MARBLE PLAQUE "SINGING GALLERY", depicti

ATTRIBUTED TO LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (ITALIAN, 1399-1482): AN IMPORTANT 15TH CENTURY TIN GLAZED EARTHENWARE RELIEF DEPICTING POPE MARTIN V the rectangular maiolica relief panel depicting a portrait of Pope Martin V in profile in white on a blue ground,

Florence Cathedral

Luca della Robbia (1400-1482)-attributed

École française vers 1900, d'après Luca Della Robbia (1399/1400-1482) Scène de danseurs et musiciens, d'après la Cantoria de Santa M.

After Luca della Robbia (1399/1400–1482), late 17th C. Italian carved oval frame with garland of fruit motif, polychrome paint and g...

Luca della Robbia, 1399/ 1400 - 1482

after: Luca della Robbia Italian (1400-1482) Painted Plaster Relief Panel of Trumpeters Third Quarter 20th Century after a detail of the Cantoria Depicting Three (3) Trumpeters with Four (4) Dancing Children. Unsigned. Very Good Condition. Measures

AN ITALIAN GILT AND PAINTED STUCCO RELIEF OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD, AFTER LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (1399/1400-1482), POSSIBLY LATE 15TH CENTURY

Plaster Cast, early 20th Century, after Luca Della Robbia (Italian, 1400-1482) Trumpeters with Dancing Children, from the Cantoria F...

After Luca della Robbia (Italian, 1400-1482): A patinated composition relief of a panel of the Cantoria reputedly cast from the original

A POLYCHROME-DECORATED PLASTER RELIEF OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD ATTENDED BY ANGELS

A RARE ITALIAN GILT AND PAINTED TERRACOTTA AND WOOD TONDO OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD, BY LUCA DELLA ROBBIA (1399-1482), CIRCA 1440, FLORENCE

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