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The Virgin and Child with a Bird

Giovanni della Robbia (1469–1529/1530) (attributed to)

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

The Virgin and Child with a Bird
The Virgin and Child with a Bird
The Virgin and Child with a Bird
The Virgin and Child with a Bird
The Virgin and Child with a Bird
The Virgin and Child with a Bird
The Virgin and Child with a Bird
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Image credit: The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

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This work was originally made for a monastic church in Castellina, near Florence, and is a typical product of the Della Robbia family workshop around 1500. This workshop was arguably at its height under the leadership of Giovanni’s father, Andrea, who was the originator of the figural design seen here. The compilation of frame elements, however, seems to be Giovanni’s own. The innovative glazed terracotta works of the Della Robbia were extremely popular, and they repeated certain compositions to meet demand.

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Birmingham

Title

The Virgin and Child with a Bird

Date

c.1500–1506

Medium

polychrome & glazed terracotta

Measurements

H 139 x W 95 x D (?) cm

Accession number

42.2

Acquisition method

purchased at Christie's, 1942

Work type

Sculpture

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