Coat of arms of the Antonite or Vallombrosan Order surrounded by a garland of fruit, flowers, vegetables, and pine cones
Artist
Buglioni family workshop
Italian, 1480–1580
Datecirca 1520–1535
MediumGlazed and polychromed terracotta
DimensionsDiam. 30 1/2 x D. 3 1/2 in. (77.5 x 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)
Object numberG.55.25.2
On View
On viewPublished ReferencesAllan Marquand, Robbia Heraldry (1972), no. 260 (as Robbia School, ca. 1512).
Marietta Cambareri, Della Robbia: Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence (Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2016) (exhibition catalogue), mentioned 47, illus. (color) 47, fig. 25, listed 162.
Exhibition HistoryBoston, MA, Museum of Fine Arts, “Della Robbia: Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence,” August 9–December 4, 2016; Washington, DC, National Gallery of Art, February 4–June 4, 2017, cat. mentioned 47, illus. (color) 47, fig. 25, listed 162.
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Della Robbia family workshop
circa 1520–1525
Auguste Rodin
Modeled 1905–1906, enlarged 1907–1908, Musée Rodin cast 1991
