Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Madonna of the Rosebush
Alternate Title:
Madonna del Roseto
Image View:
Detail, head of Mary and Jesus
Creator:
Luca della Robbia (Italian sculptor, ca. 1399-1482)
Location:
repository: Museo Nazionale del Bargello (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location Note:
Via del Proconsolo 4
GPS:
43.770423 11.257947
Date:
1450-1455 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 2:
relief (sculpture)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
tin-glazed polychrome terracotta
Technique:
fabrication attributes: ceramics; modeling (forming)
Measurements:
83 cm (height) x 63 cm (width)
Subjects:
New Testament; Jesus Christ; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Description:
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. Though a leading sculptor in stone, he worked primarily in terracotta after developing his technique in the early 1440s. His large workshop produced both cheaper works cast from molds in multiple versions, and more expensive one-off individually modeled pieces. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
6A1-ROBBIA-MB-MOTR-A 03
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Madonna of the Rosebush