Luca della Robbia born 1399 in Florence, Italy died 1482.
Luca della Robbia was the Henry Ford of late-Renaissance sculpture. He made multiple copies of some of his sculptures in terra cotta (cheap pottery) and figured out how to up-market with glorious glazes that made them more durable and attractive.
ERJ, sculpture always amazes me, as I am never able to have that kind of confidence in my work (in the sense of a single bad hit can destroy a work). As always, thanks for posting.
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