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Virgin Adoring the Christ Child ( )
Artist	Andrea della Robbia and workshop (1435–1525) Alternative names Andrea di Marco della Robbia; Andrea Della Robbia; robbia Description Italian sculptor and ceramicist Date of birth/death 20 October 1435 4 August 1525 Location of birth/death Florence Florence Work location Florence Authority file : Q195655 VIAF : 5725006 ISNI : 0000000080855017 ULAN : 500030958 LCCN : n84057421 WGA : r/robbia/andrea WorldCat
Title	Virgin Adoring the Christ Child
Description	English: This altarpiece was probably commissioned for the marriage of Alessandra Pazzi and Bartolomeo di Rosso Buondelmonti in 1483. Their family heraldry is combined along the bottom edge of the piece. Its subject, focused on the birth of the Christ Child, would have been considered an appropriate devotional image for newlyweds who hoped to bear children. "Gloria in Excelsis," on the scroll held by the angel, records the words of the angels who first announced the birth of Christ to the shepherds in the fields. Two angels hold a crown above the Virgin's head, indicating her status as the future Queen of Heaven. The technique of glazing fired clay sculpture was invented by Luca della Robbia (ca. 1400-1482). The inspiration for Luca's colorful new art form came from maiolica. After his death, this technique was continued by his son Andrea and other members of the family and workshop well into the 16th century. This relief reveals an exquisite handling of details. The white flesh-tones against a sky-blue background were signature features of the Della Robbia workshop.
Date	circa 1483 date QS:P571,+1483-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 ( Renaissance era QS:P2348,Q4692 )
Medium	terracotta with glaze
Dimensions	158.5 × 132.8 cm (62.4 × 52.2 in)
Collection	Walters Art Museum Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore , United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W Established 1934 Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF : 128918374 ISNI : 000000040373611X ULAN : 500279110 LCCN : no00096900 GND : 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	27.212
Place of creation	Florence, Italy
Object history	Jacques Seligmann, Paris, by purchase 1911: purchased by Henry Walters , Baltimore 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Source	Walters Art Museum : Home page Info about artwork
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