Madonna images
by Luca della Robbia

Luca della Robbia's Madonna images were very popular in religious circles. They were appreciated for their qualities of brilliance and whiteness, alluding to purity and spiritual light. Well known examples are the Madonna della Mela (Madonna of the Apple) and the Madonna del Roseto (Madonna in a Rose-Garden).


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Madonna and Child
1445-50
Glazed terracotta, 75 x 43 cm
Museo dell'Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence


Madonna and Child
1445-50
Glazed terracotta, partially gilt, 48 x 39 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


Madonna and Child (detail)
1445-50
Glazed terracotta, partially gilt
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


Madonna and Child between Saints
1449-50
Glazed terracotta, 111 x 230 cm
Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino


Madonna with Child and Angels
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Glazed terracotta
Palazzo di Parte Guelfa, Florence


Madonna and Child
1440s
Painted and gilded terracotta and wood, diameter 37 cm
Private collection


Madonna and Child between Two Angels
c. 1450
Glazed terracotta, diameter 100 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Madonna in a Rose-Garden (Madonna del Roseto)
1450-55
Glazed terracotta, 83 x 63 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Madonna of the Apple
1455-60
Glazed terracotta, 70 x 52 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Madonna of the Apple (detail)
1455-60
Glazed terracotta
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Madonna and Child
1455-60
Glazed terracotta
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence


Madonna and Child
1455-60
Glazed terracott, diameter 180 cm
Orsanmichele, Florence


Madonna and Child
c. 1465
Glazed terracotta
Santa Maria, Impruneta


Madonna and Child between Angels
1475
Glazed terracotta, 160 x 22 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence



Works by Luca della Robbia
Cantoria | other works for Florence Cathedral
Pazzi Chapel | Madonna images | various



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