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Della Robbia|ˌdɛlə ˈrɒbɪə|
[Name of a family of Italian painters and sculptors of the fifteenth century.]
a. Used attrib. to designate the enamelled terra-cotta ware made by Luca Della Robbia and his successors.
b. Any similar ware.
1787P. Beckford Lett. fr. Italy (1805) I. 307 Some curious specimens in Terra della Robbia. 1850Art Jrnl. 1 Oct. 313/2 Many fine specimens of the Della Robbia ware are yet to be found in the Florentine churches. 1878Lloyd's Weekly 19 May 5/4 (Stanford), A mural tablet in Della Robbia ware. 1886Encycl. Brit. XX. 589/2 Though Luca was not the inventor of the process [sc. the production of terra-cotta reliefs covered with enamel], yet his genius so improved and extended its application that it is not unnaturally known now as Della Robbia ware. 1961M. Beadle These Ruins are Inhabited (1963) i. 11 Della Robbia plaques. |