Robbia

[ roh-bee-uh; Italian rawb-byah ]

/ ˈroʊ bi ə; Italian ˈrɔb byɑ /

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noun

An·dre·a del·la

[ahn-dre-ah del-lah], /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/, 1435–1525, and his uncle, Lu·ca del·la

[loo-kah -del-lah], /ˈlu kɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/, c1400–82, Italian sculptors.

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How to use Robbia in a sentence

The pupil of a goldsmith practising the craft of a founder, he cast the sacristy gates of the Duomo for Luca della Robbia.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
In their place appeared Della Robbia reliefs and terra-cotta statuettes of this or that famous Greek youth.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie
The palace is the national museum, and among its grand collections the work of the della Robbia family can best be studied.
Cathedral Cities of Italy|William Wiehe Collins
Folco died in 1289, and is buried within the church, which contains one of Andrea della Robbia's Madonnas.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner

And we should also notice Giovanni della Robbia's fountain in the sacristy, before passing into the cloisters.
The Story of Florence|Edmund G. Gardner

British Dictionary definitions for Robbia

Robbia

/ (ˈrəʊbɪə, Italian ˈrobbja) /

noun

Andrea della (anˈdrɛːa ˈdɛlla). 1435–1525, Florentine sculptor, best known for his polychrome reliefs and his statues of infants in swaddling clothes

his uncle, Luca della (ˈluːka ˈdɛlla). ?1400–82, Florentine sculptor, who perfected a technique of enamelling terra cotta for reliefs

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