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Robbia

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Robbia [ˈrəʊbɪə (Italian) ˈrobbja]
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1. (Biographies / Robbia, Andrea della (1435-1525) M, Florentine, ARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor) Andrea della (anˈdrɛːa ˈdɛlla). 1435-1525, Florentine sculptor, best known for his polychrome reliefs and his statues of infants in swaddling clothes
2. (Biographies / Robbia, Luca della (?1400-1482) M, Florentine, ARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor) his uncle, Luca della (ˈluːka ˈdɛlla). ?1400-82, Florentine sculptor, who perfected a technique of enamelling terra cotta for reliefs


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The rest of the furniture of this privileged apartment consisted of old cabinets, filled with Chinese porcelain and Japanese vases, Lucca della Robbia faience, and Palissy platters; of old arm-chairs, in which perhaps had sat Henry IV.
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