ROBBIA, Andrea della
(b. 1435, Firenze, d. 1525, Firenze)

Prudence

c. 1475
Glazed terracotta, diameter 165 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Its large scale and brilliant colours indicate that this roundel of Prudence was designed to be visible from a distance. It was probably intended to be part of a ceiling or wall decoration. The inspiration for the roundel was certainly the ceiling decoration by Luca della Robbia in San Miniato al Monte, Florence.




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