The Della Robbia family: three generations of artists
The operator activates the family of the Della Robbia covers a long period of time, from the early decades of the fifteenth century until well after the second half of the sixteenth century: more than one hundred years that marked indelibly all of modern Western culture.
progenitor of the family is Luca Della Robbia, celebrated by Leon Battista Alberti of the fathers of the Renaissance, educated and curious artist who comes to "invent" a new technique and to produce this "glazed sculptures and paintings, the only artist who is managed to bring the art of pottery, from the so called less, to a form of expression by the artistic results like the best painting and sculpture. Thanks to his nephew, Andrea, the glazed spread throughout the territory to be gaining admirers and purchasers, the shop specializes, located in Guelph street in Florence, he says as absolute power in Tuscany. The son of Andrew, John, carries out successfully the work of the studio while his brothers are going in the ongoing creation of objects of the highest quality using the technique of the great-uncle. Luca, Andrea, John, and even Francis, Mark, Luke and the Jerome Young: three generations of a family of artists who have made a century of history of Tuscan and Italian.
Link shows http://www.mostradellarobbia.it
remind all visitors that will be in town to watch this show, that the restaurant Misery and Nobility is also open for lunch and is close to the museum exhibition. For information
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