Della Robbia ware

noun

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variants or less commonly Della Robbia

: sculptured glazed and colored terra-cotta work produced in Florence by the workshop of Luca della Robbia and his nephews and followers

Word History

Etymology

after Luca della Robbia †1482 Florentine sculptor who developed the process

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