Andrea della Robbia

Andrea della Robbia by Andrea del Sarto

Madonna with child and putti , terracotta colored glaze

Bambini at the Ospedale degli Innocenti

Andrea della Robbia (* 28. October 1435 in Florence , † 4. August 1525 ibid), a member of the family of sculptors della Robbia was a Florentine Renaissance - artists , who in tone worked. His father Marco di Simone belonged to the arte della lana , and his Uncle Giovanni, a notary, and the sculptor Luca , whose pupil he became , lived in the same household . After her father's death in 1448, Luca took Andrea's place, both of whom lived together for life. Of Andreas Brothers, Simone was the progenitor of today's Viviani della Robbia family . He was registered in the register of the arte dei maestri di pietra e legname since 1465 and was elected consul of the guild several times. In contrast to his brother, he did not receive any artistic training, but was able to carry out several assignments for Luca. After his death he had to cede his share of the house and workshop to Andrea.

Andrea soon reached an important position in his uncle's workshop, and he was able to take on his first independent commission in 1455: a Madonna, which may have been intended for a Medici villa, but whose traces have been lost. At first he stuck to the style of the company, which was influenced by his uncle, but his Madonnas had the baby Jesus on the right, Luca's on the left. A pronounced individuality cannot be determined in his early works. In 1458 he was accepted as an intagliatore (stone cutter) in the arte dei maestri di pietra e legname and thus laid the groundwork for later professional independence, as the collaboration with Luca initially became even more intensive. For some jobs, his uncle only seems to have worked on the design and left the implementation entirely to his nephew. Around 1470 Andrea seems to have completely taken over the management of the workshop; Luca demanded financial compensation and excluded Andrea from his inheritance (1471), since his teaching had already given him considerable wealth.

He developed glaze techniques and, in addition to small architectural decorations, also used this material to create sopra portals and large altarpieces . It is almost always high relief .

Works

(Selection)

High reliefs of the "Bambini" - Florence , Ospedale degli Innocenti (1463–1466)
Altarpiece with the Annunciation - La Verna
Relief with the Coronation of Mary - Siena , Osservanza (1486)
Visitation Group - Pistoia , San Giovanni Fuorcivitas
with Luca della Robbia: Plastic wall frieze The Works of Christian Mercy , Ospedale del Cappo in Pistoia.
various works in the Basilica dell'Osservanza , Siena
Frieze and evangelistic representations - Santa Maria delle Carceri , Prato (1492)
High Altar - Santa Maria delle Grazie , Arezzo

archangel Michael

literature

Giancarlo Gentilini: Della Robbia, Andrea. In: Massimiliano Pavan (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 37: Della Fratta – Della Volpaia. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1989.

Web links

Commons : Andrea della Robbia - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Friedrich v. Zglinicki : Uroscopy in the fine arts. An art and medical historical study of the urine examination. Ernst Giebeler, Darmstadt 1982, ISBN 3-921956-24-2 , pp. 130 and 133.

personal data
SURNAME	Robbia, Andrea della
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian Renaissance painter
DATE OF BIRTH	October 28, 1435
PLACE OF BIRTH	Florence
DATE OF DEATH	4th August 1525
Place of death	Florence

[1] Friedrich v. Zglinicki : Uroscopy in the fine arts. An art and medical historical study of the urine examination. Ernst Giebeler, Darmstadt 1982, ISBN 3-921956-24-2 , pp. 130 and 133.