On the trail of the della Robbia in Florence: Tomb of Benozzo Federighi in Santa Trinità (Luca), Ospedale deli Convalescenti (Andrea), Ognissanti (Buglione), Ospedale degli innocenti (Andrea), San Miniato al Monte (Luca) #ceramicsculpture #dellarobbia #maiolica renaissancesculpture #florence

On the trail of the della Robbia in Tuscany. Certosa di Galluzzo Florence, Giovanni della Robbia and his school created 66 busts in the cloister: Old Testament, Apostles, male and female saints. Need to go back and explore more. So amazing and inspiring! #dellarobbia #certosagalluzzo #renaissanceglazedterracotta #ceramicsculpture #maiolica #renaissancesculpture #florence

Two shrines by Luca della Robbia, the first of the important family known for their glazed terracottas in the early Renaissance in the Basilica Santa Maria all’Impruneta #glazedterracotta #lucadellarobbia #tuscanceramics #imprunetaterracotta #ceramicsculpture #dellarobbia #maiolica #renaissancesculpture

Casa Rubboli stands at the base of via Nazionale just before the Markets of Trajan, attached to the 13th-century Colonna tower. The late 19th-century building is named after Vincenzo Rubboli (1835-1895) who commissioned the building. Designed by the architect Pietro Carnevale (1839-1895) the neo-Renaissance palazzo is noteworthy for the rich decoration of its facade in polychrome maiolica. The extensive ceramic embellishment was executed by Paolo Rubboli (1838-1890), the brot

The Sanctuary of the Madonna del Bagno outside Deruta contains an extraordinary collection of more than 700 maiolica ex-votives. The tiles are often inscribed with PGR (‘per grazia ricevuta’/for grace received) and are thank offerings for miraculous interventions of the Madonna that date back from the mid-17th century to the present day. A miraculous image of the Madonna in a cup discovered by a monk on this spot and attached to an oak tree was the origin of the sanctuary and

This selection of late 19th/early 20th century Italian tiles demonstrate a range of techniques, from hand-painted to stamped and stencilled in a limited colour palette. #romacittàdellaceramica #romeceramiccity #terracotta #maiolica @ Lago di Bracciano

In the past, when a ceramic vessel ceased to function, it could be repaired or simply tossed out of the window or over the wall of the city. These shards come from a dirt road in one of the medieval towns on the lake of Bracciano which preserves the memory of time, revealing its treasures after heavy rainfalls. Ceramic fragments of the 15th-18th centuries: maiolica with painted or stamped decoration, red flameware & the wheel-thrown base of a vase (upper left). Tin glaze with