The della Robbia production of tin-glazed terracotta developed considerably in the second half of the 15th century, and their works were imitated by such artists as Benedetto da Maiano and Andrea Sansovino. Their wide range of products included church furnishings (tabernacles, pulpits, fonts, lavabos), architectural elements (niches, cornices, friezes, corbels, pavements), stemmi and decorative objects (vases and baskets of fruit, mirrors). Above all there were altarpieces and relief sculptures for private devotions, representing the Virgin and Child and the Adoration, framed by cherubim or garlands. The Chapel of the Noviciate, which Michelozzo built around 1445 for Cosimo de’ Medici, has a glazed terracotta altarpiece by Andrea della Robbia, of the Madonna and Child with Saints. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
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The della Robbia production of tin-glazed terracotta developed considerably in the second half of the 15th century, and their works were imitated by such artists as Benedetto da Maiano and Andrea Sansovino. Their wide range of products included church furnishings (tabernacles, pulpits, fonts, lavabos), architectural elements (niches, cornices, friezes, corbels, pavements), stemmi and decorative objects (vases and baskets of fruit, mirrors). Above all there were altarpieces and relief sculptures for private devotions, representing the Virgin and Child and the Adoration, framed by cherubim or garlands. The Chapel of the Noviciate, which Michelozzo built around 1445 for Cosimo de’ Medici, has a glazed terracotta altarpiece by Andrea della Robbia, of the Madonna and Child with Saints. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
