Two angel candelabrum holders
Partly enamelled terracotta
Attributed to Giovanni della Robbia
50 x 35.5 x 16 cm
51 x 36 x 23 cm
Paris, Louvre
© RMN
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The Della Robbia Family: Enamelled Terracotta Sculptures from the Italian Renaissance
FRANCE
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The Della Robbia family was a family of sculptors who lived and worked in Florence in the time of the Medicis. The family made its name by developing enamelled terracotta as a sculptural medium, and long enjoyed a monopoly of the process. Many churches and monuments in Tuscany and Umbria still have some fine examples of their work. In the early nineteenth century, collectors were attracted by the bright colours and gentle modelling of their sculptures, showing Madonnas, angels and saints infused with the very human spirituality of the Franciscans. In 1862, Napoleon III purchased part of the Marquis Campana’s collection in Rome and thus endowed the Louvre with a large number of sculptures. Fifty of the most beautiful and significant pieces have been assembled for this collection, ranging from statuettes to monumental sculpture, including architectural elements, liturgical objects and altarpieces.
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