PR INCETON M ONOG R A P II S IN ART AND ARC HAEOLOG Y VI II
GIOVAN N I D EL LA ROBBIA
BY AL L AN M ARQUAN D PROF E S S OR OF AR T AND ARCH AE OL OGY IN PRINCE TON UNIVE RS ITY
P RI NC ETO N UN IVERSITY PRESS PRI NCETO N
LO N DO N : H UM PH REY M I LFOR D OXFO RD UN IVE RSITY P RESS 1920 FOGG ART MUS EUM
Co ri ht mo b rinceton Universit ress py g , , y P y P
Printed by Princeton University Press rin o A cet n N U . S . . P , . L, ublished ctober 1920 P , O ,
PREFACE
’ In this volume I have presented a Catalogue Raisonne of the works of
o a Gi vanni della Robbia , publishing for the first time m ny new monuments
o nt . . and new d cume s The writings of Dr Bode , of Marcel Reymond , and
of Miss Cruttwell will have made the public sufficiently familiar with Luca
a o and Andrea dell Robbia , but no one has br ught together into a unified
treatise the works of Giovanni della Robbia. The present volume should present to the eye of the interested student a sufficient number of works by
Giovanni della Robbia to enable him to recogn ize the characteristics o f
his style . In other volumes we may ho pe to distinguish the correlated
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. l o works of the Buglioni , and of Giovanni s brothers Logica ly the v lume on Andrea della Robbia should follow the monograph on Luca della Rob
but o u so o bia, the utp t of his atelier was en rmous and the individualities of
e ill e his succ ssors so defin d , that I have prefered to delay publication , hop ing that the disc overy of new documents may shed some light on the oh
r on o f scure po ti s this field .
n e to . As usual I have to ack owledge my indebt dness Mr Rufus G . Mather for his careful revision of already published and for his discovery of new
n docume ts .
CONTENTS
DU CT O I . INTRO I N
A L E OF O M E II . C TA OGU M NU NTS
B LI OG A H Y AN D I N DEx III . BI R P
INTRODUCTION
OG A H Y . I . BI R P was e 1 6 Giovanni della Robbia born on the nin teenth of May , 4 9 at three ’
was ba n . o clock in the morning, and ptized on the followi g day ( Doc “ ” et al The baptismal records give him two names Giovanni Antonio ,
though he was known only by the former. The name Giovanni had been r - a borne by his g and uncle Ser Giovanni dell Robbia , a notary and chancel 1 1 o lor of Florence , who died about 45 . It may be observed , h wever, that ’ ’ n his suffi his mother s name was Giova na , and grandmother s Antonia , a ’ cient explanation for both his names . The same record gives his father s ’ ’ m n as na e as A drea di Giovanni , a manifest error, Andrea s father s name V i . Was a was Marco His birthplace in the family home in the Guelfa , Vi r e 1 6 - a and corner of a Nazionale, pu chas d in 44 by his grand uncles Luc h a . t e Marco dell Robbia It was in Popolo di San Lorenzo , and the Gon f alone . di Lione doro Here , surrounded by his relatives , Giovanni lived h i and worked during all is life . Whether to be set up in Florence or ts neighborhood , or in some distant town like Arcevia in the Marches , his monuments were moulded and baked in this house on the Via Guelfa in a an ticucina room called the , where was the furnace and mixing troughs used by Andrea della Robbia and by his sons , Giovanni , Luca , and Girolamo 1 2 1 6 . A. 0 ( A J . , XXIII , 9 , 3 In 1 50 2 or 1 50 3 Giovanni married To mmasa di Carlo di Geri Bartoli
( Doc . 2 This connection may have been of value to Giovanni della m n Robbia . The Bartoli fa ily were represe ted many times as Priors or
a i . e Gonf lon eri in Florence One of them Dom nico Bartoli , with his wife n a Rucellai o t Maddale , was given permissi n to decora e the Cappella di 5 . r Maria degli Angeli at the famous F anciscan monastery at La Verna . ’ Their coats of arms appear upon Andrea s very beautiful altarpiece of the a as as Madonn della Cintola , well upon two later altarpieces . G a five : 1 1 iov nni and Tommasa had children ( ) Marco, born Dec . 9 , I 0 2 1 1 I 0 5 3 ; ( ) Filippo , a painter , born Apr. , 5 5 ; ( 3 ) Lucantonio , born 1 1 6 . 0 s . 2 1 1 0 8 r 1 2 8 Apr 4, 5 ; ( 4) Ale sandra , born Oct , 5 , mar ied in 5 Lo a s Altoviti I 0 renzo di Lion rdo di Tomma o , and died in 57 ; and ( 5 ) Simone , 2 6 1 1 1 . . 2 1 2 1 2 born April , 5 One son died on Aug 5 , 5 5 , and two in 5 7 , but th eir names are not recorded ( Docs . 4 Nor is it kn own whether ’ an n y of Giovan i s sons worked in his atelier . It is true that in 1 5 1 8 his son M ec e eldest arco r eipt d for a part of the compensation due to Giovanni , s i but this does not neces ar ly imply participation in the work .
n was . o Giova ni one of a family of twelve The eldest , Ant nia , born Jan . xii INTRODUCTION
2 1 1 6 1 8 i , 4 5 , was married in 4 5 to Girolamo di Michele di Giovanni Masca
68 . . 6 1 zone ; the second , Marco, born Apr , 4 , became Fra Mattia in S Marco
1 Nov . 2 1 0 in 496 ; Giovanni was the third ; the fourth , Paolo , born , 47 , 8 1 was L isabetta t . 1 became a soldier ; the fifth , born Sep , 473 ; the sixth , 1 1 2 2 A noletta a n . 2 6 . Luc , bor Aug , 475 , married Sept 4, 5 g di Piero di 1 2 8 Bartolommea a Altoviti Paolo Falconieri , and in 5 di Lion rdo ; the s 2 1 F ra Am seventh , Francesco or Pierfrance co , born July 3 , 477 , became
5 1 . 1 1 80 be brogio in . Marco in 49 5 ; the eighth , Caterina , born Aug 9 , 4 , 1 6 came Suo ra Speranza in the Monasterio di 5 . Lucia in 49 ; the ninth ,
1 1 8 . 1 e Piero , born Apr . 4 , 4 3 , died Jan I , 493 ; the t nth , Margherita , born
2 1 86 a A nolina 5 . May 3 , 4 , bec me Suora g in the Monasterio di Lucia in 1 1 88 1 1 0 2 e . 0 5 ; the leventh , Girolamo , born Mar , 4 , married in 543 Luisa 1 1 2 1 1 di Piero Mattei ; the twelfth , Maria , born Sept . , 49 , married in 5 3
Tommaso di Marco Fantini .
his - Of brothers , Luca and Girolamo worked in glazed terra cotta and
- doubtless collaborated with him before they went to France in 1 5 2 8 1 52 9 . Ft a Mattia and Fra Ambrogio seem to have been more independent of the family atelier and had a furnace of their own in the Marches . ’ During the late years of his father s life Giovanni was the most produc H i ’ tive and leading spirit in the atelier. s father s financial resources were doubtless strained to care for his large family and Giovanni was expected to provide in great measure for himself . So we find him entering into hi as r n contracts on s own account . Possibly he w ext avagant i his ex enditures as co was his p , the documents ncerning the dot he to receive from a law was o wife show th t his father in , Carlo di Geri Bartoli m st anxious
. as . e to avoid risks It may be , Mr Math r suggests , that the marriage of m a a Giovanni and Tom asa was contr cted without mention of dowry , but 6 1 0 1 0 8 and 1 1 1 c Document shows that in 5 7 , 5 , 5 Carlo purchased se urities o fl in 1 8 or s 0 . o for this purp se amounting altogether to 53 , soldi P ssibly the m was 60 0 flo rin s dellO amount pro ised , as is indicated in the Spogli Strozzi
( Doc . Giovanni was not allowed to endanger this property save with his h an d at e was re the consent of fat er in law , for a part of it l ast he ’ to quired also have his father s consent .
o n e . Gi va ni app ars , however, to have drawn against this account ( Doc
e e r t . to have received int r st on it, and to have made va ious reinves ments Documents 8 and 9 indicate that after the death of his father and father in law the amount of the dowry remaining in the Monte decreased ma teriall y in amount . On 1 1 2 2 ob m the 4th of September 5 Andrea della R bia ade his will , 1 8th 1 2 adding a codicil on the of February 5 3 . He rev oked his will on
1 2 . u 1 2 na the third of June 5 4 He died on Aug st 4, 5 5 , his wife Giovan ’
a e . e Paoli h ving predec ased him Two of Andr a s sons were monks , two of H his daughters nuns , others were already dead . e left three heirs and his INTRODUCTION
A An will shows that he desired an equal distribution of his property . s drea had revoked his will Giovanni properly states that his father died in
t . 1 0 o . testa e (Doc ) and lays claim to his porti n, one third The other claim h ants were his brot ers Luca and Girolamo, both of whom were now living in
r c . 1 1 2 F an e ( Doc The latter document is dated July 4, 5 9 ; by March
2 4th of the following year his wife Tommasa is spoken of as a widow . e o f we v c e t a o d Hence his d ath , which ha e no spe ific r cord , mus h ve ccurre 1 during the autumn of 1 52 9 or the early months of 530 . H is genealogy in part is as follows Mich ele
Vanni I M rc 2 a o , d. 1 38 I S imone ( 1 343 -1 433 ) —L— — r l I S er Gi ovanni 1 -c 1 8 rc 1 8 -1 8 Luca 1 -1 81 ( 394 . 44 ) Ma o ( 3 8 44 ) ( 399 4 ) i P i J acopo Andrea S imone P aolo Francesco Margherita 1 0 -1 1 2 1 2 4 1 -1 2 8-1 2 1 b 1 ( 43 433 ) ( 43 ( 43 ) ( 435 5 5 ) ( 1 43 5 ) 443 b. 1 444
m. An drea Gori m in 1 Giov anna . 464 m. 1 460 t di P iero di S er Lo renzo P aoli Tomaso di Giovanni di P ie
" Giov anni 3 o f 1 2 children
l I Marco Filipppo Lucantonio Alessandra S imone
b. Dec. 1 1 0 b. A r. 1 1 1 0 b. Oct. 2 1 1 06 b. Oct. 2 1 0 8 b A r 9 , 5 3 p , 5 5 , 5 5 . p . 2 6, 1 5
m. in 1 528 Lo renzo di Lionardo di Tommaso Altov iti
K 2 . H I S WOR .
’ Although Giovanni was not matriculated into the Arte de Medici e degli Speziali until the year 1 52 5 he began much earlier to act as an independent fo r sculptor. The first documented work which he as an individual con r 1 h t acted was the Lavabo in S . Maria Novella in 497 . It as many points the a a h of contact with works of Andr dell Robbia , in whose atelier e had been employed for some years . In spite of its attractive quality it shows a a ti o lack of originality , and dis nct lapse fr m the high standard of beauty e h xhibited in the works of his fat er. From the early years of the nine teenth n a e we a series u century u til the ye r of his d ath find of dated , doc mented a n , and at le st two sig ed monumen ts . The following li st may be the u useful even to those who have catalog e of his works before them . It will Show that the period of his greatest activity was between 1 5 1 0 and 1 2 rea his was 5 9 , during the g ter part of which father still alive . INTRODUCTION
l . 1 . e . 1 . . Lavabo, S Maria Nove la 49 7 Document d
2 m . 1 0 1 . . . Last Judg ent , Volterra 5 Dated
- 1 0 . . 3 . Thirty nine Casks , S . Maria Nuova , 5 7 Documented
iccolin i 1 0 . . 4. Stemma of Giovanni N , 5 9 Dated
r c o n . 1 1 0 . . 5 . Resur e ti Relief 5 Dated
1 1 1 . 6 . Font at Cerreto Guidi . 5 . Dated 1 1 2 . 7 . Stemma of Filippo Sapiti . 5 . Dated
i 1 . 8 . . . 1 . Font, S Donato in Pogg o 5 3 Dated
1 1 an d . 9 . Altarpiece, Arcevia . 5 3 . Dated Documented
a . o . 1 1 . . O. Candelabrum be ring Angels , S Ambrogi 5 3 Documented
1 1 t c B uon sollazzo . 1 1 . o e . . Al arpie e , ( formerly) 5 3 D cum nted
- 1 l 1 1 1 . . NO 6 . 1 2 o aziona e . . Altarpiece , Muse N , 4 5 4 5 5 Documented
i 1 1 . 1 . . 3 Altarpiece, Pogg bonsi 5 4 Dated
1 . I 1 . . 4 . Altarpiece , Baltimore 5 5 Dated
1 . 1 1 . . 5 . Ciborio , Vatican 5 5 Dated ’
zi 1 1 . d P az 6 . D 1 . 6 . Stemma of Niccolo e 5 ated
l rona 1 1 8. n . 1 a t . . G a 7 Font, 5 Docume ted
1 8. . 1 2 0 . . Altarpiece , Pisa 5 Dated and Documented
1 i l . I 2 t . . eso e 0 . 9 Altarpiece , F 5 Da ed
l 1 2 1 . 2 i so . 0 . . e e . Statue of S Romolo , F 5 Dated
1 P 1 2 1 . 2 . o . . Stemma of Bish p olchi , Fiesole 5 Dated
2 2 zi n . 1 2 1 . n an . le . d . a o a Lunette , Museo N , No 37 5 Sig ed Dated
2 . 2 1 2 1 3 Altarpiece, Museo Nazionale , No . 5 . 5 . Signed , Dated , Doc m u ented .
2 1 2 2 . 4 . Tabernacolo , Via Nazionale . 5 . Dated
2 2 1 2 2 . 5 . Stemma of Arcangelo Spigliati , Museo Nazionale , No . 4 . 5
Dated .
2 6 . 1 2 . Medallion heads of prophets , apostles , saints , Certosa . 5 3 Docu m ented .
2 . h u . 1 2 um 7 Stat e of Isaia Certosa ( formerly) . 5 3 . Doc ented . ’
8 . L n 1 2 w rd . 2 . c o e s . Altarpie e , ga 5 3 Dated Al 2 . i L 1n r tar ece chi . 1 2 a o ec o . . 9 p , p 5 4 Dated by document
0 . ff r in lli t 1 2 Co b e . . . 3 Stemma of Ra aello , Cer aldo 5 4 Dated
1 . a . . o a . 1 2 . 3 Stemm of Antonio Pazzi S Gi vanni in V ldarno 5 5 Dated .
- 2 . o t 1 2 1 2 3 Cepp Hospi al Medallions , Pistoia . 5 5 5 9 . Dated and Docu m n e ted .
. P ar i in i I t c . 2 6. . 33 Stemma of the , Poppi 5 Dated
. a H i olit B ndelmon i 1 2 o uo t . 6 34 Stemm of pp , Pistoia 5 . Dated .
. o a . 1 2 6 35 Stemma of L renzo Lapi , Sc rperia 5 . Dated .
6 . a o 1 2 6 3 M d nna and Saints , Arezzo . 5 . Dated by documen t .
. s . 1 2 8. 37 Stemma of Francesco di Ca avecchia , Scarperia 5 Dated .
a a Giovanni continued to build lt rpieces , large and small , ciboria , fonts . a a in med llions , and occasion lly statues . Occasionally, as the monuments Galatrona r hi k at , he used exclusively white glazes ; but ordina ily s wor s are INTRODUCTION xv
o . o r s p lychromatic Some of his c lours , especially his blues and g een , retain something of the distinction which may be observed in the works of Luca A n re and of ndrea della Robbia . But as a whole his colour se se was not
fined and many of his works are gaudy and crude . In the construction of garlands he cared little for rhythm or for deco ration composition . He o c s ught to cat h the eye of the spectator by the introduction of lizards , m li h ff o r ni alcu . a u snails , other a He cared so muc for n t ralistic e ect in
e c e lazé repres nting human reatur s that he used pink or other g s, rather
‘ un lazed in than white , for flesh tones, and frequently left the nudes g order that they might be painted so as to produce effects he could not accomplish had r u by coloured glazes . Reds always caused t o ble for the potter , so he e h i H i e o f oft n left t e tunic of the Virg n unglazed . s rend ring red in enamel was but n not the charming violet of Luca or Andrea , a brow of crude , uninteresting tone . In the treatment of eyes he usually merged iris and on In w pupil into e brown mass . fact in whatever direction e turn Giovanni impresses us as a craftsman lacking in the higher ins pirations of artistic
ideals .
DOCUMENTS
! Copied by Mr . Rufus G . Mather. ]
Adi 2 0 di decto ( Maggio 1 469 ) Giovanni et Antonio de Andrea di Giovanni popolo “ 1 di San Lorenzo nacque adi 9 a hore 3 ba addi 2 0 . ’
c er . ! Ar hivio dell Op a di S Maria del Fiore , Libro dei Battezzati ,
- 1 66 1 . 4 473 , c
I 50 2 Giovanni di Andrea della Robbia ” To mmasa di Carlo di Geri Bartoli ’ ! Archivio di Stato , Spoglio dell Ancisa , Sec . xvii . ]
3 . Gio (vann) i di Andrea della Robbia consumo matrimoni con ‘ " ’ ” M con H 60 0 n 1 Tom fig di Carlo di Geri Bartoli dote di . l an o 50 3
. S e M l a c. i b. ! Spogli dello Strozzi cod c rta XVII , segnato ag a Cl . “
. 2 . 2 88 1 1 6 XXXVII , Cod 99 c , Libro D Q S . Gio (vann) i
1 2 l 4 . Septembre 5 5 uno fig uolo di Giov anni della Robbia ° ‘ ” adj 2 Recato in Sco p m
' - . . ffi r a. 1 2 1 0 ! Arch di stato U cio della g asci Libro dei Morti , 5 4 53 , n o seg at Arti 6 cod .
. 2 1 P a 2 . la 5 7 Agosto 5 7 Del getto in casa gio . della Robbia ’ ” v é malato due fanciulli
, 1 2 ! Gargani citation from Libro del Contagio della Misercordia , 5 3 x vi INTRODUCTION
bs 1 0 6 . y 5 7 ’ Giovanni d Andrea di M archo della Robbia de avere adi xj di dicembre ’ 1 i n ocin antadu Nicholo d Andrea Ghranacci 50 7 F . c e t qu e larghi per di o o chondizion e che e chredito non S i quest c . iii e ch n di d tto possi fare alchuno chontratto sanza licenza di Charllo di Cieri B artolj ma stia e sia ’ per sichurta e sodamento di dota 0 parte d essa della Tommaxa donna di detto Giov annj e figluola di detto Charllo Bartolj e cho n tutte le altre chon 1 2 1 dizioni chon suete sechondo lo stile del Monte guadagnati F . 0 0 adi
0 2 1 i n 1 1 . . 1 2 . di luglio 1 49 e F . 5 adi 6 di g u gno 49 F 5 2 i 1 L isabetta E de avere adj 0 di g ugn io 50 8 F . cinquanta larghi per di Ri li 2 eb chondizio ni ua Ge ri sa tj di questo c. 5 5 olle medesime di sopra g n i 1 1 1 dag at adj 9 di luglio 49 . F . 50 . 1 0 8 a Charllo Gieri E de avere adi 5 dj marzo 5 F . cinquanta l rghi per di
2 ch n iz n n lchuno Bartoli di questo c . 6 e chon o d io e che non se e possi fare a ’ chontratto sanza licenza di Charllo di Gieri Bartoli e d Andrea di Marcho della Ro bbia ma stia per sichurta e sodamen to di dota chome di sopra j n forma chonsueta e chon chondizione che ongn i volta che detto Giovannj chonperasse beni j nmobilj che stieno principalmente obrighati per la valuta ‘ hr i Tom x z di detto c ed to ala detta M . a a tutto a dichiara ione di detto Charl ’ lo Bartoli e di detto Andrea della Robia o degli uficialj del Monte che pe tempi saranno fatta detta chiaraz ione detto chredito resti libero da detta chondiz ion 2 1 1 0 . 0 . e guadagnati F . adi di novembre 49 . F 5 i i v nn . n o a E de avere adi detto F cie toscd cj sol . x larghi per Alberto di G j
l i h z A tov tj di questo c . 533 e chon lo medesime c ondi ioni di sopra che sono 0 hr r n ala partita di F . 5 larghi fatto c edito e j di 5 di marzo gu adagnati F . ’
1 0 . 1 8 . o br 1 0 62 1 0 di 1 i 1 1 d tt e . f o . a 8 e ra . 5 adi 7 49 e F di b o 49 e F . 43 ’ ho . 2 d a to 1 1 . 1 1 I 6 . . 4 7 adj g s 49 . F sol O den ‘ 1 n h E de avere adj 7 di marzo 50 8 F . ciento seta ta larg i per M Cilia ’ d Andrevolo Nicho lini l hon zi ni di questo c . 530 chon e medesime c di o di h 1 r c e o . 1 0 1 a 0 6 iun nio 1 1 sop a s no a F e l rghi guadagnati F . 5 adi di g g 49
e . 1 . 1 . adi 8 iun n io 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 F 5 4 7 di g g 49 e F . 44 . . 3 adi 3 di novembre 49 1 1 . 6 . . 2 1 1 f i 1 e . 1 8. 2 2 0 ebra o 0 e F 4 5 adi di novembr 49 e F 44 . adi di 49
1 0 . F . 7
8. 1 0 . F . 53 ’ 2 2 d ottobre 1 1 1 ox h n izi n 8 Adi 5 p a ( posta) c o d o e ala partita di F . 53 ’ larghi che B uonachorzo d Anton io di Ser Bartolo la pigli da di primo di gienaio 1 5 1 1 a tutto dicembre 1 5 1 3 cioé paghe v i di licenza di detto Gio l a . 1 vannj Quaderno c 4. l a 68 1 1 1 1 . Posto avere Libro Rosso da 4 per cento c . 3 adi 3 di marzi 5
8. 1 F . 53 sol 0 .
r . Uflicio M D 6 e . . 1 ! A chiv di Stato , del onte da 4 Libro b e Cred 50 ’
1 0 e . . 1 6 . L Arte 1 5 9 , s gnato G c 4 Published in , XXII 0 9 INTRODUCTION xv u
ybs MDx iij I ndictio prima
‘ Item postea dictis Anno I ndiction e sec unda et die vij mensis ic mutatur octobris Actum i curia mercantie et un iversitati mercatorum civitatis fl orentie pntibus ( presentibus) Antonio pieri francisci d ( e ) gottolis et Jo hanne andree mei alias barbetta numptij s m i eoog t o curia testibus etc Johannis andree marci d (e) lla robbia scultor et Matheus luce fornarius alpalagetto et quilibet corum i solidum etc p ( er) se et co rum heredes etc et corum certa scientia et Oi ( omni ) modo etc fuerunt cOfessi et ricog noveriit se esse veros et limos ( legitimos) debitores Francisci bernardi d ( e) Corbin ellis licet abntis ( absentis ) et mei notarij in frascripti p ( ro) eo recipientis etc d (e) sum ( m) a et quanti i ro cuisdam tate florenorum octo auri lar . auro p( ) valore ’ l panni albi v (vocati ) pezzetta biancha bb sex agin ta ut ( vel ) " circa eisdem venditi ct p ( ro) co recepti a franc pieri delv iva ut asserv eriit dicte partes Ren umptiantes etc Quam quantita i ti t et ui libet c . d c e tem f 8 . Joh (ann ) is Matheus q ( ) orum in solidum etc unica solution e sufiiciente p ( ro ) miserunt etc sol ’ vere et cum effectu pagare eidem franc d (e) Corbinellis licet ab ( se) nti etc hinc ad octo menses px ( prox imos ) futuros Sine aliqua exceptione Et dcam solutionem facere fiorentie pisis senis rome etc Et cum sit q ( uod ) dictus Joh (ann) is sit de scriptus creditor i libro nigro montis cois ( comunitatis) flor n 8 Et cu S it e tie ad c 683 f 53 lar . d 4 " ybs MDx iij I ndictio secunda ( s 46 ) q hac presenti suprasc ripta die dictus Jobis cOdictionaverit deum mOtem (montem) hoc modo v z q (uod ) dictus francisus de Corbinellis capiat pagas et dona dicti crediti montis d 4 ° ’ ' p ( ro) c adie p ma mensis maij px futuri 1 5 1 7 ultra Qua pp (propter) dictus Johannis omni modo etc dedit licentiam deo " franc d ( e) Co rbinellis licet ab( se ) nti et mihi notaro etc q ( uo ) casu quo dictus franciscus de corbinellis tempore quo supra nO essere solutus et S atisfactus a c Joh (ann) e v (e ) l i o i Orum e . 8 i Mathe vel ab altero p de d s f auri lar . auro q (uod ) po ssit et riliceat vendere elapso c tempore c rum otto men Sium tot pagas crediti f 538 d (e) quo sup q ascendant ad sum ( m ) am c rum f 8 p ( ro ) tempore dicti anni 1 5 1 7 ultra Et casu quo dictus f ranciscus d (e) corbinellis ven deret dcas pagas modis et formis p (er) pro senetas ordinarios montis q (uod ) dictus Joh (ann) is nOpos sit ullo unquam tempore dicere vel p ( ro) ponere q ( uod ) dictus franciscus d (e) Corbin ellis eius male et i dampnfi di oti xviii INTRODUCTION
Joh (ann) is vendiderit Et ex nfic dictus Joh ( ann) is fecit p ( ro ) curatorum etc dciim franciscum d (e) Corbinellis licet absentem etc S plr ( specialiter) etc pagas dicti ti ° ° crediti f 538 montis d 4 p ( ro) c d g sup q (uod) ascendant mm i u o ad dei m su am f 8 auri lar . na r modis et formis Dans etc promittens etc Que oia (omnia) et singula dicti Joh ( ann) is et Matheus referendo singula Singulis p( ro ) miserunt etc ac et ob ervare u 2 na tendere s s b pena f 5 auri lar. inauro Que pe
' etc qua pena etc p ( ro) quibus etc obligaverII t etc Ren umpti m antes etc quibus etc p ( er) quaran tigia etc Rogantes etc .
! Archivio di Stato . Rogiti di Ser Lo renzo di Pierantonio ' 1 1 0 - 1 1 6 n 1 Cardi , Protocolli 5 5 , Seg ato C 37 c 45 e
8 x v . d j ‘ Giovan (n) j dand di marcho della Robbia de av ( er) e adj 2 2 dotob ( r) e 1 52 6 f cinquecento di cotto s otto dj quatro lj segnati indiv ( i ) si tenpj I c 72 3 p (er) tantj levatj di suo cOto
Rosso I c 8 . 4 Sono 0 b (l ) ighartj p (er) sododidota dalla tO ' masa sua don (n ) a e digl (di licenza ) di carlo di geri b ( ar) tolj e che di f 338 di deta SOma nO sene possa fare alchuno cOtratto sanza licé zia di carlo b (ar) tolj e dj andrea di marcho delaro ri P ( ost) a a n bia che stano p ( er) dota chome di sop( r) a Che ”em“ ' le p (partite) di detto credito sabino arinvestire sino a tamto S i sia riconperatj f 2 0 s di Similj " creditj sotto detto nome e cOdiz p di
6 . li rin i f 98 . 4 ob gatj a vest re I c 72 3 " Che franc di piero palagj piglj paghe 4 di f 538 ° — ° ‘ e p (paghe ) 2 di f 50 0 c oe j ntt (j n tutto ) p P ( ash ) e 6 6 n6 p (er) o gudicado etc e fi—inito che sia el rin imé to I vest chome di sop ( r) a c 72 3 . “ ‘ Adj 2 9 dotob( r) e 1 52 6 poste cOdiz alep (ale ’ paghe) di f 5 1 8 che franc di piero palagj " ° le piglj di poj che tutte le cOdiz sino a q dj a ' posta j n detto credito saran (n) o Spirate p ( paghe) dua no p (er) o guidicado etc di l ( icen ) ° z a di detto gov annj al q c 73 . m E adj 1 6 di novébre 1 52 6 f undicj s sedicj lj p ( er) gon (n) a filippo di charlo bartolj dare al h c 743 segn atj adj 1 6 di dicébe 1 486
INTRODUCTION
° dicOtro a 0 1 2 8 9 . Giovanni dare ddi 3 gen 5 ‘ ° ° f ceto 1 (largha larghi ) p ( er) luj a ant di g ‘ giovannj ) danngello avere alibro n c 549 di lic ( licenza) di detto giovannj e di chon sé timé to duliv ierj di carlo bartolj di detto giovanni ed etia di chonsentimé to di detto gio vanni p ( ro ) churatore di S ( er) rafaello di charlo bartolj etia cognato di detto giovannj ‘ c ( art) a di por ( prochu ra ) p (er) S ( er) ° franc allegrj addi 8 del p ( r) esente e p (er) delib ( er) atione e ptito (partito) de p ( r) esentj ufitialj dl mOte roghato s (er) francesco allegr j addi 2 6 ( ll p ( r) esente e med Iate una conditione ‘ ‘ p ( posta) allap ( allapartita ) di f p (er ) ‘ rifare f 2 50 1 di detto chredito colle dette con ditio n i che j ndetto ch redito sono chonten ute e indetto partito e mediante una p ( r) omessa ‘ “ fatta p (er) dettj f 2 50 p ( er) l (licen za ) di 1 altovitj e p (er) filippo di gi ovannj dellarobia ‘ j n favore di m tomasa don (n ) a di detto gio ° v annj j nsino attante che dette p ( partite ) aranno rifatto detta sOma sechondo la forma di detto ‘ p ( ar) tito c ( carta ) di detta p ( r) omessa p (er) ser matteo da falgano addi 2 9 del p ( r) esen te al ° q (quaderno) c 1 40 . ’ E addi detto f cinqata p (er) luj a ant dib (er) ‘ nardo bartolj avere alibro n c 550 di lic e di charta e di chOsentimé nto e mediante gli ob ( li ) ° ‘ ghj e condizione p ( posto ) alla p ( partita ) in ° tutto come diso p ( r) a al q c 1 40 ° E addi p di marzo f cin qata p (er) luj a ° jac di zerello da filichaia avere alibro M c 2 8 1 ‘ di lic di detto giovan (n) j e dichOsentimé to par tito e tutto chome disop ( r) a i R ( cord) o E adj 1 5 di 1 ( luglio) 1 52 9 f trecentotretotto s nove dj otto 4 ( larghj ) p (er) tantj postj avere alibro s O c 30 9 538 9 8 ° ‘ 0 3 “ “10 " N ) Addi 30 di genn 1 52 8 posta conditio alap di vestire ‘ i s . 8 sa ar nve f 2 88 9 . cholla detta p (partita) bino tire in simili ch rediti sotto nome di detto giovan ‘ nj e cholla medesima conditione p (er) sec ( se curitate ) di dota della tomasa sua dona e figlu INTRODUCTION xx i ola di charlo bartoli come statino a f ‘ didetto chredito insino altato che di detto p ‘ sisieno richOpato ( richomperato ) f 2 50 1 da 7 ‘o non po g ( pero giudicato) e di ‘ ° lic di detto giovannj al q c 1 40 Giovannj detto de dare adj 1 6 di nové b ( r) e j ndj 3 1 dotob ( r) e 1 5 2 6 f 9 l p (or) to alb (er) to tenpj n 1 6 P I 6 m p (er) av (er) e rinvestito j f ( ) . di Ote ° (monte) sotto detto nome a f 62 el c ( e1 cento) da ° ‘ itt K ala ala artita 1 1 nerj p j p ( p ) f 9 . 3 E adj 7 dimarzo j ndj 2 8 di feb ( r) aio 1 52 6 f 9 l p (or) to govan ( n ) j dellarobia p (er) av ( er) e fin ito elrin vestimento de f p (er) detto resto da andrea £ 9 1 1 5 " E adj 1 6 di luglio indj 30 di gug 1 52 7 f 9 1 ° p (or) to franc di piero palagj cond ( con diz ionaro ) ‘ alla p ( partita ) dacherubino fortinj K ( amerario ) ‘ ” alap p (er) m (maggo ) f 9 1 1 1 7 1 0 0 2 E adj 4 di novemb ( r) e j ndj 3 1 dotob ( r) e f 9 1 " ’ p (or) to frac deto da gi rolamo puccinj K almOte ° p (er) s ( settembre) " E adj 5 di dicéb ( r) e 1 5 2 7 f 9 1 p (or) to frac ‘ f 1 1 1 deto da gov an ( n ) j belaccj alep (ala partito ) 9 . 7 ° E adj 1 1 dap ( ri ) le 1 52 6 f 9 l p (or) to franc ° ‘ " ‘ detto da franc torganj alep p p ( per la pagha o 1 2 f l 1 1 8 partita ) di maggio 5 8 . 9 . ° E adj 2 5 daghosto 1 52 8 f 6 1 3 p(or) tofranc detto ' ’ h n 1 2 da g o dj alle p p (er) s 5 8 . ° E adj 1 1 disettéb ( r) e 1 52 8 f 2 e s p (or) to franc " palagj condj (condizionat o ) di b (ernar) do ghondj ‘ ‘ alep p (er) r ( rest0 ) di settéb ( r) e 1 52 6 f 2 1 8 E addj 1 6 di novéb ( r) e j ndj 3 1 dottobre l p(or) to ° " franc palagj condj da piero davazatj almOte p (er) f - l 1 ro ( resto ) di settéb ( r) e 3 . E adj 8 digenaio 1 52 8 f 3 l 1 2 ( 5 words written and cancelled ) anzi a 1 (luca ) di andrea della robia con “ diz p ( or) to e detto da bacaz io (branchazio ) s ( er) o ' ze11j K allep p ( er) g(ennaio) f 3 l - 1 2 E adj 2 3 detto f 6 1 p (or) to giovannj detto
h z f 6 1 1 . 8 dabac a io s ( er) ze11j p . 5 E adj 2 6 dap ( ri ) le 1 52 9 f 1 a govannj detto " “ " p (or) t0 1 di 1 altov itj suo genero di sua l insino v - 1 1 8 non dice altro da verj baldo inj p f 3 9 . x xI I INTRODUCTION
E de dare addj 2 4 di m (ar) zo 1 52 9 f 5 l s 5 j p ( er) t( a) ntj posto av ( er) e al ib( r) o s O c 30 9 p W m “) ° di q ( questo ) conto f 5 1 5 j
1 . f 77 1 1 7 . 9 5
Yb 1 0 . s
‘ MDxxv iiij Indictione 2 de mense Julij ( In margine : Aditio heretitatis) .
Item postea dictis anno indictione die ( xiiij ) et loco et coram dictis i i u c supracript s test b s et . P ateat omnibus evidenter qualiter Johannis quondam An dree Marci della Robbia de Florentia Asserans et affi rman s dictum Andream eius patrem mortuum esse et dec essisse ab intestato jam sunt annj tres proximj elapsi et ultra relictis post so dictis Johanne et H yeron imo et Luca eius filij s lo gitimis et naturalibus et nullis alij s relictis habientibus eos excludere ab hereditate vel successione dicti Andree corum patris aut etiam eis et aliqua parte concurrere Et sciens et cognoscens prefatus Johannes hereditatem dicti Andree eius quondam patris eidem pro tertia parte ab intestato fusse et esse delatam illamque fore et etiam S ibj portius utilem et lucrosam quam dan nosam j deo hereditatem predictam sibi ut supra pro dicta tertia parte n n m ab intestato delatam et perti e te et pro omnj alia parte et portione etc . Adivit t omn m li r o A r r P n . e j e o j mod etc . sse ens et otesta s et Rogans etc S er Fal ano 1 2 ! Archivio di Stato , Rogiti di Matteo da g , Protocolli 5 7 ’
1 0 0 0 . . L Ar n . te 53 , seg ato Notai M 3 a c published in , XXII
1 1 Giov nn di O to dedare 1 1 . a j c t addi 4 di luglio 5 2 9 f ° p (er) lui a matteo di br (bernardo ) ‘ chopin i avere alib ( r) o M c 70 di lic (licenza) di detto " giovanni e di cOsent dulivieri di charlo b (ar) toli e di cOsen t di detto giovannj dellarobia p( ro ) chura tore di ser rafaello di charlo b (ar) toli cognati di detto giovanni e frategli di don ( na) Tomasa don (n) a di ‘ detto giovanni c ( carta) di p( ro ) chura p (er) ° s (er) franc allegrj sotto suo di ed etiam di chon " sent di detto giovanni dellarobia j n suo nome i primo " ' chome erede della o/3 p (ar) te abintest dand di ‘ marcho dellarobia suo padre ed etia di sua lic come '“l o p ( ro ) churatore di lucha e girol sua frateglj rede ’ o ciascun di loro p (er) la O/3 p (ar) te abintest di detto ‘ ° ‘ and condition ( conditionaro ) detto and in detto INTRODUCTION xxiii
‘ ‘ ch redito c di petizione deredita e p0 r (prochura ) ‘ ° p (er) detto giovanni di detto and p( er) s (er) matt ° ° ‘ ‘ da falg q di c di petizione e di por p ( er) detti '“o o kicha e girol p (er) s ( er) ant puzquota ( notaro
' publicho di parigj CO lettera testimoniale adi 6 di giugn o 1 52 9 ed etia p (er) delib (er) atione e p (ar) tito de p ( r) esé te ufitialj de mote e 1uogho di padre di ‘ " ° detta m tomasa rog s ( er) f ranc allegrj addi 2 6 di gennaio 1 52 8 e mediate una chondizione po sta o chredito s di f . di dett echon do la forma di di detto partito e mediate etia una ‘ promessa fatta in favore di detta m tomasa p (er) ° filippo di giovanni dellarobia e 1 (lorenzo) di ardo) altov iti sechondo la disposizione di detto p (ar) ‘ ° ° tito c di detta p ( r) omessa p (er) s (er) matt da faig ’ ° addi 2 9 di genn 1 52 8 al q 55 - 56 ' E addi 3 di novenbre 1 530 f venticinque l ( larghi) ‘ ‘ p (er) lui a m ginevra v ( vedova) donna fu di mat ’ ‘ ° “ teo di nicholo av (er) e i q c 82 2 di 1 di 1 di 1 altov iti ‘ p ( ro ) ochuratore di m tommaxa donna fu di detto " gio vannj della Robbia allei attentj chome dicOtro c ° ° di p ( r) ochura i detto p ( er) s (er) franc allegrj q p ( r) ex éte di al q ° credi o ‘ t Lo quale disse detto 1 p ( r) ochuratore ‘ p ( er) e detto Ricevere dalla detta m tomaxa p (er) " parte di f 90 d di p( r) ezo di una chasa allei venduta chome disse s (er) matteo da falgano " ’ q di 3 1 q 55 1 49 2 Gj ovannj di chOtro de dare addj 2 4 di m ( ar) zo i 2 8 di ' febraio 1 52 9 f 1 5 l O s 1 2 dj 4 a m tommax a sua “ donna e quali stavevamo a Rinvestire come nella cod di cOtro Si dice ma p (er) essere p (er) sua dota della quale a fatto fin e e allej si danno p (er) chOputare " p ( er) sua dota p(er) ro ( resto ) da giovannj Cap n f 1 l 1 2 alle p ( r) esta ze . 5 4 E adi detto f 1 5 1 fece fine Rhogato s (er) ° matteo da falgano come di chOtro q di 2 4 di marzo I SZ9 E de dare f 1 0 1 s p (er) tantj posto ala ma ( n ) ° data p (er) ro ( resto ) sino a g 1 530 f 1 0 1 1 0 3 ff'i ! Archivio di Stato U cio del Monte, Libro Debi 0 1 2 - 1 0 0 tori e Creditori , da , 5 9 53 , c . 3 9 ; pub ’ lished L Arte in , XXII xx iv INTRODUCTION MDXXVIII ° ‘ Gio vanni dand di marcho della Robia de avere addi 1 4 di luglio 1 5 2 9 j ndi 1 4 detto ftrecé totré totto s nove dj otto scritti j n div (er) si tenpi apare alib ( r) o I c 72 3 p (er) tatj levati di suo cOto dalib( r) s ( er) L f 338 9 8 ‘ dota cheno nsenepossafare alchunchontrato sanza lic dota ' di carlo b ( ar) tolj e dand dimarcho dellarobia che stanno p(er) sodo di dota della tomaxa figluola di charlo di geri bartoli e don (n ) a di detto gio van nj come apare alib( r) o L c 5 1 8 ’ arinvestire Chelle p di f sabino a rinvestire j n simili ch rediti sotto detto nome e conditione p (er) sodo di ‘ dota della tom (m ) axa insino al tato ch redito p si ‘ sia ric6p( ens ) ato f 2 50 l ( largha) da 7 p (er) ‘ ‘ c (ent) o Apparetenghono a m tommaxa v figliuola di charlo di geri b (ar) toli p (er) lo sue Ragionj dotalj ellafine p(er) lej fatta agli eredi di detto giovannj della Robia Roghato s ( er) matteo da falgano addi 2 1 2 4 di m (arz) 2 0 5 9 etc . E addi 5 di novenb ( r) e 1 530 f dugé tosessantatre 5 ' mov e dj otto l p (er) lui a lixabetta di d ° ‘ ° empoli av (er) e i q c 842 di 1 di 1 altovitj p ( r) ocura tore chome dichOtro e p (er) la chagone chome la ° p (ar) tita de f 2 5 dichOtro al q c 53 f 2 63 9 8
f . 8 338. 9 ° Giovannj sop ( ra) adetto de av (er) e adi p di sette b ( r) e 1 52 9 f 5 1 p (er) la p( partita) di f 2 88 f 5 1 3 ‘ E addi p di gennaio 1 52 9 f 5 1 p (er) la p di f 2 88 f 5 1 3 E de bav (er) e addi 2 4 di m (ar) zo 1 52 9 f 5 l ° p ( er) tantj postj dare p (er) R ( Resto ) di uno suo ° 11 1 1 choto allib( r) o g( ia) 0 s L . . c 5 8 f 5 5 ° E addi p di setéb ( r) e 1 530 f 1 0 1 p ( er) 2 2 1 1 1 p (artite) di f 88 . f 0 0 f 2 5 1
! Idem , Idem . ] II . CATALOGUE OF MONUMENTS
BE F ORE 1 50 0
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1 1 vault are decorated ( Fig . a) ( ) to the right with squares enclosing equi r 2 - late al triangles , violet , green , yellow and blue ; ( ) to the left an all over m pattern of squares , each inclosing four seg ents of circles and a crude
’ rosette . The technique is similar to that of cloisonne enamelling on copper . The base of the tabernacle shows a central dado of quadrangular tiles each bordered with green leaves against a yellow background and contain
— FIG 1 LAvAno O M R NOVE . . RE E S . . FL NC , A IA LLA GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
— ’ ing a central wheel rosette in beauty inferior to Andrea s pav ement tiles
. e. at Empoli , S Gemignano and elsewher At each Side are projecting
pedestals faced with rectangular tiles on which are painted elaborate, dol ’ e r rifii ns phin handled vas s set on bases o namented with g , and containing
ea a nc e . n r ch bu h of fruit , flowers , and wh at The i ne face of the pilaster c a to the right is decorated with s ale p ttern , green , yellow and blue , that to e the left with blue squar s ornamented with white quatrefoils . ’ The pilasters are extremely similar to those of Andrea s altarpiece in
F A or L V IG. 1 . TILE DECORATION A ABO.
the Medici Chapel in S . Croce , but their dolphin capitals are thoroughly
’
. a characteristic of Giovanni The sp —ndrels contain elaborate , —white rosettes in disks set against a mottled violet imitation of porphyry background . The entablature is unusually well proportioned with its candelabrum and ’ garland frieze , white on blue , studied from Andrea s frieze in S . Maria a o delle Carceri at Pr to , and its minor mouldings studied from Desideri da
Settignano . 2 In the lunette ( Fig . ) the Madonna with the nude standing Child wor shipped by angels was not an uncommon subject with Andrea della Rob 1 8 bia. 4 9 e In the lunette of in the Op ra del . Duomo the motive represented ff th by the Child is slightly di erent , but the lunette in e Berlin Museum er ( No . and that ov the portal of the Cathedral at Pistoia presents th e GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
f same composition . The type of the Madonna and the Child dif er but lit ’ r tle from Andrea s later productions . The fo—rm of the heads is mo e e h an d round d , and the manner of indicating the eyes wit linear brow—, an i upper lash only, and with no distinction between pupil and ir s show a
r un l . growth in carelessness . Gilding in the backg o d , haloes , co lars , etc made the relief more brilliant . The two angels , however, are more origi n al and have a charm which Giovanni soon lost . It may be noted that the frame of the lunette is decorated by a broad band of uprising f ruit and the os flowers , not broken into separate bunches . The principle of comp i
— F 2 L r L IG. . U NETTE o AVAEO.
e v n t tion appears to be that of a central lin of aried fruit , fla ked ei her by another kind of fruit or by flowers . At the top is the emblem or coat of
. : c sable r en t arms of the Convent of S Maria Novella Per hevron , and u g , in base a star of eight points gules ; symbolizing the black Dominican mantle opening over the white tunic . ’ as n Possibly to Andrea s example , well as that of Desiderio da Settig ano , b use r - a v v elongs the of ga land be ring putti abo e the entablature . The ase
has its above the top of the lunette disappeared , but pedestal and the lilies it GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 7
carries still remain . This motive was used in the tabernacle at SS . Apostoli ’ r th An and in seve al o er monuments . Giovanni did not share Luca s and ’ drea s n h r love of childre . His putti were c ubby creatu es with rings of flesh b l an d an d e l a out their ank es wrists d ep wrink es on their legs . Though usually curly locked their heads were variously treated and sometimes bereft
of hair. — Documents ! Copied by Mr . R . G . Mather . ] “ 1 1 8 . 49 Febraio
A giovannj della robbia dadj 2 7 digenaio 1 497 p(er) isino adj 4 di febraio 1 498 f ( iorini) ° quatt larghi doro foro sono p (er) cl residuo dellavatoio delle manj cio (e) pelpav imen to alle Ricordanze V C40 1 2 7 s 8 2 8 1 l 1 . a 2 ! Archiv di Stato, Entrata e Uscita , dal di Giugno 497 di ‘ ‘ 1 1 0 e S M Aprile 5 , di Sagr stia di Novella segnato Corporazioni Sop ° 1 0 2 N 1 presse , Appendice 9 a c . “ 2 1 . 498 Febraio
A giovannj della robbia dadi 2 7 digen ( n ) aio per insino (cancelled) adj (error in text) 1 497 p (er) isino f r i 1 adj 4 . di eb a o 498 f quatro larghi doro ioro sono p (er) residuo dellavatoio delle mane cioe pel pavim (en) to alle Ricordanze C40 1 2 7 s 8 m 2 8 1 1 . al 2 1 0 ! Archiv ide , Entrata e Uscita , dal Giugno 497 9 Luglio 5 , ' ‘ S M n o 1 0 2 A di Sagrestia di Novella seg ato Corp razioni Soppresse , p °
0 8 . pendice N 2 a c . 9t ]
Bibl - - B I ll Fio 1 1 0 1 B . 6 K 1 2 I P 8 . n 0 t. L Bacci , . , 9 , 4 43 ; J , 5 ; , f , 9 , 3 ; , 94 ; R D 2 D . 2 1 8 nk 6 W. . . . 0 e m. 8 . , 9 , Taf 7 ; , Taf 44 ; Burl , 5 , ; Cahier,
- i e M . 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 8 2 1 0 d 8 0 S . v . E o l C r. t Ca . S ain ts . , I , 4, 39 , ; , , 4, , No
- P 1 1 2 n t R 1 0 1 2 r 2 1 2 1 2 . 1 0 Co 8 8 ov . ev C . 6 6 3 ; , , 3 ; , 7 , ; Lee , , 9 , 3 9 ’ R L A 2 0 -2 1 -2 M M . 0 6 . c M . . rt S . e a . G , 5 , XII , , g , R R 2 - 2 2 F 1 . D . . 2 c l 8 6 . 1 8 S . 68 T. S 0 93 , ; Perkins , , 9 ; , , 7 9 ; IV , 5 ;
1 1 1 . 1 82 1 S . 1 . Richa , III , 45 ; , 3 Abb 4 ; Vas II , note , 93 note . 8 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
2 KNEELING MADONNA . New York . Metropolitan Museum
m . . s . H . . 2 . 0 Statuette , 4 Photo , Mu eum
as e 1 . This statuette ( Fig . w purchas d through the Rogers fund in 90 7 The Madonna here kneels in adoration ; the Child whom she worships is con absent . She wears a white veil and light blue mantle decorated with
— FI A M T K EE M PO M E . G. . ETR 3 N LING ADONN . O LI AN US UM
’ liz v entiona ed flowers . At Arcevia the Madonna s mantle is decorated with
. n th similar moderation ; at Volterra, much more elaborately Not o ly e
an d . t face hands , but also the robe are unglazed In ype she recalls Gio ’
1 u . vanni s Madonna of 497 in the l nette of the lavabo in S . Maria Novella Bibl
D R 1 - 1 2 M . A 0 . . . 0 6 . . , , 5 , Fig 4
3 KNEELING MADONNA . New York . Mrs . Bejamin Thaw collec
H . 1 2 m tion . Statue . , . 3 . Photo . , P . W . French and Co .
This large Madonna ( Fig . 4) belonged originally to a Presepio or Na tiv it u n y group , the whereabouts of the other fig res being unk own . It came GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 9
. h . Co . w o to New York through Messrs P W French , state that it was
r en . e o iginally in a conv t in Florence The fac , hair, hands and tunic are un llazed e C t is g , the h ad lo h glazed white and the mantle a rich blue lined e gre n . t as u Al hough in certain details , such the neck of the t nic and the fasten
— F IG K EE M T . . W C ECT . 4 N LING ADONNA . HA OLL ION
m o ou ing of the antle , not th r ghly characteristic of Giovanni della Robbia o it may be attributed to that sculptor . It resembles in type the Mad nna
. of in S Michele, Volterra, which Giovanni probably executed at the end th the fifteenth or during e first decade of the sixteenth century . Bibl
’ M . Ar D 2 r ntis i c s e Nov . 6 o e e. t 6 c. , , VI ( , F p
4 MADONNA WITH NUDE , STANDING CHILD . Volterra . S . Alin ri 1 1 2 1 . . a 6 6 . Michele Photo , , 34 ; Lombardi , 4
c In the hurch of S . Michele Arcangelo set in a marble niche is a seated
a . M donna with nude , standing Child ( Fig The nudes are unglazed . o r w The Mad nna wears a violet obe , dark blue mantle , hite head Cloth . r The Child stands on a cushion an d holds a bi d in his left hand . In type the Madonna is not far removed from that of the polychromatic altarpiece
in the cathedral at Arezzo . She is also closely related to the kneeling Ma
donna in the Thaw Collection , New York . Bibl
c V t rr 1 ol e a . Ri ci , , 43 1 0 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
— M C E E. F I V TERR S . G M D . . 5 . A ONNA OL A , I H L
5 . a . S LUCIA . Empoli . S . Maria a Rip ( Empoli Vecchio) Statue
H li ari 1 0 1 1 . . A n . 1 . m . o . in niche , 47 Ph to , , 3
6 In techn ique and style this statue ( Fig. ) may be classed with the Ma
o . a d nna at Volterra . Her face , hair and mantle are unglazed The gl zed
portions are the white kerchief , blue robe , white girdle , green palm branches ,
violet book , on which are two white eyes and yellow bosses , and the mottled
H r r wa violet base on which She stands . e obe s decorated and bordered h wit gold . A document cited by Giglioli indicates that the statue originally stood in a terra-cotta tabernacle preserved in the garden of the monastery of the Minori Osservanti di San Francesco to whom the Church w as given by the
a 1 . 1 1 8 1 0 . 8 w as . Adim ri family in 4 3 The monastery suppressed Sept 3 , This tabernacle is probably the one preserved in the Galleria della Collegiata
in Empoli . u : i lioli Em li w ti i G o r s t ca . Doc ment ! Quoted from g , p , p “A L ' lton a cappella di S . ucia conc ess o do I frati a L orenz o di Tom mas a Mar chetti do E m oli nel 1 6 0 do lui res taurato et abbillito u rimo p 4 , , f p
1 2 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
nudes unglazed an d loose cloak of blue lined green . The medallion seems to be by another hand .
Bibl
- M i 1 2 0 . 2 82 r. . arocc 1 8 C . C C , I , ; , 5 No ; , 344
— FI H Y F . W L S T P . IE S O A G . TER E S . 7 OL A OU , NSANO.
7 TWO ANGELS , FRAGMENTS OF A GARLAND . Fiesole . S .
Ansano .
Probably from the atelier of Giovanni della Robbia .
Bibl
- M 2 2 2 C . . 8 r. : C . , 59 No , 344 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA I 3
8 ...... H . z 6om S PIETRO MARTIRE Arezzo S Domenico Niche , .
lin ri - 1 m . A a 1 8 . W . 1 . 0 . , 4 Photo , , 97 97 9
a S . Pietro Martire, st nding on a circular base probably once inscribed, is ’ o a p rtrayed in white tunic , black mantle , carrying green martyr s palm and
d . a blue book with yellow ornaments (Fig . Nu es unglazed The niche
in which he stands is most elaborate . The pilasters are decorated with n a floral arabesques rising from vases , their bases unor mented , and capitals of the cornucopia variety shown in the altarpiece of the Last Judgment at
v Volterra . The fruit ornament of the archi olt and diapered mosaics of the predella also link this with the Volterra altarpiece . The back of the
— . M FIG. 8 S . P IETRo RT R AR z z E A I E. E o, S . DOM NICO. 1 4 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
d t . . e a an niche repeats the design of the Empoli , S G mign no , other pavemen s a m The predella Shows in a rolling country S . Pietro Martire esc ped fro e be stoning but being killed by a sword blow in the head . Above his h ad,
sides the nimbus are three crowns . Bibl - 2 FL D R 8 S c. R . 1 1 8 Cr. 2 0 2 . . 1 1 2 M . 2 2 . Burl . , ; C , 4 No ; , 3 , 3 7 ; , , 5 ; ,
6 S . 1 . 1 . IV , 4 ; , 43 , Abb 5 9
9 . BUST OF S . PIETRO MARTIRE . Florence . Palazzo Alessandri
o f to t A fine bust S . Pietro Martire of Similar type the s atue at Arezzo is h said to be in t e Palazzo Alessandri . Bibl
Cr. 2 1 2 2 S . 1 . , 3 , 35 , 3 9 ; , 43
1 0 68. S . DOMENICO IN A NICHE . Florence . Museo Nazionale, No .
H m 1 z m o Alin r 2 . . i z . o . W. . o . s a , 3 , Ph to , , 753 ; Brogi , 9473
azionale Transferred by the Operai of S . Croce to the Museo N on April 1 1 8 68 . 5 ,
. en d . S Dom ico, standing on a polygonal pe estal ( Fig is clad in white o a tunic , over which is the D minican black m ntle , modelled in similar fash
ion to that of S . Pietro Martire at Arezzo . He is in a niche capped by
‘ r e o r or d the a blue shell . He ca ri s a bo k the cove of which is ad ne with
a e m t . Dominic n mble , a s ar In all probability there was once a predella of which only the cornice re candalabra mains . The pilasters are decorated with , ornamented with o c cornucopias , leafy masks , vases , and tablets which pr bably on e bore the date ; they have plain moulded bases and capitals like those of the lavabo in S . Maria Novella Stilt blocks above the capitals are deco is r rated like architraves . The archivolt ado ned with garlands which hang
d . to right and left from a white band , compose of fluted ribbons The c garland is omposed of fruit arranged in pairs interspersed with flowers , not separated into distinct bunches . Above the arched niche at its apex is e a console bearing a larg blue vase filled with roses and lilies . From th e console hang garlands of fruit and flowers also arranged in pairs and up t held by putti , not comple ely nude , who stand upon acroteria decorated with wheel rosettes . Bibl
- - . . 8 88 1 1 M . 2 1 8 . 1 C . r 1 2 C . 2 8 B J , 7 ; Burl , ; , No 74 ; , 3 , 3 ; Supino,
0 . 45 No 68 . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 5
— F I D F ORE M se Az O AL G. . S . E CO. CE u o N I N E . 9 OM NI L N , l l m m . H z . 2 . . . . o . W CIBORIO . Florence SS . Apostoli , 7 ; , 43
- o o Alinari 6 8 8 . Ph t , , 3 59 ; Brogi , 593 595
1 0 fi The attribution of this Ciborio (Fig . ) is not xed with certainty . B urlamacchi Madame mentions Bocchi , Del Migliore , Richa,Moreni , Gargi B l rin i n . u a a a d as n . olli , von Rumohr g , F ntozzi Rio assig ing it to Luca M lin i r n R o e . e Cavallucci and , and at one time Bode , assig ed it to Andrea y o Cruttwell mond hesitates between Andrea and Giovanni , while B de , and
Schubring attribute it to Giovanni . This hesitation on the part of recent is eas c re writers ily to be explained , since the design is evidently losely ’ lated to that of Giovanni s Lavabo of 1 497 and the pilasters suggest the n 1 1 u are desig for the Arcevia altarpiece of 5 3 , whereas the fig res more ’ closely related to Andrea s types . It may have been made in the studio
o e . d minated by Giovanni , by a sculptor train d under Andrea e At the apex the branch of roses and foliage is a r cent stucco addition . 1 6 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
From a somewhat heavy vase supported by winged putti hang long gar ’ n r m as in n i . . are e u lands, Giova ni s lavabo S Ma ia The putti here mor s o c marily modelled than in the lavabo , and the exact p int of atta hment of
sc . on e the garland equally ob ure The putti the entablature are seat d , not
— FI C A G. I O. CIBOR O. ORE E . PO TO S S . I FL N , S LI
h n o l t e a o . u standing, and garl nds are heavier tha th se of the lavab The o nette is bounded by c arse egg and dart mouldings , between which is the ’ delicate arabesque frequently used in Andrea s atelier . In the lunette is n God the Father between adoring angels . O the open book we should ex GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 7
n 0 n i : pect to find the letters A a d . The e tablature s well proportioned the a n c n architr ve highly or amented with s ales , bead and reel , chan ellings , and egg and dart ; the frieze with five attractive Cherub heads ; and the coriI ice ’ n in flu with leaf and other mouldings . The pilasters i dicate Giovanni s t e on to ence , wi h vase and dolphin capitals and arabesque d corati Similar
that of the pilasters of the Arcevia altarpiece . The cen tral relief represents a vaulted hall with a closet to contain the
is sacred emblems , while overhead the Dove and at the sides adoring
as . an gels in pairs . The floor is represented tiled Cherub heads in the ’ n spa drels . The many traces of gilding are not indicative of Luca s author as r in o f e ship , Rio states , but found even mo e frequently the works Andr a
n o a d other members f the school . At the sides of the tabernacle are two winged angels drawin g back long hanging curtains . Like the crown bearing angels in the lunette at Pistoia
Cathedral they wear pectorals on their breasts . I The predella is long and narrow . ts cornice bears the inscription : HIC EST PANIS QVI DE CELO DESCEN DIT ; its frieze represents two floating angels bearing a laurel framed medallion on which are the Chalice
r i and wafer . At the extremities of the f ieze are stemmi of the Accia uoli
l o f h r n family on shie ds Tuscan form prevalent in t e ea ly sixtee th century . Ar en t azure. The arms are, g , a lion rampant , Many members of this fam ffi r ily held the o ce of P ior and Gonfaloniere in Florence . Bibl
- 1 2 K . 2 I t P B . L 1 0 . B . J . , 9 ; Bocchi Cinelli , 4 ; , f , 3 ; , 94 ; Burger , 57 ; - r 2 1 D R A 1 M . 2 . 2 . 2 M 1 1 8 . 0 C 8 . . . . R H C 0 . . , 5 No ; , , 3 ; , , 9 , Fig 39 ; ,
1 1 2 P ri ri a Mu 2 - R D o st s. . R Migliore, 474 ; , Princeton Copy, 9 33 ; , . . ,
2 2 - 2 S F L 2 2 2 0 c. 6 v on 9 3 ; , IV , 49 , 5 ; Richa, IV , ; Rumohr, II , 95 2 hiitz 2 . 1 . 1 c . V s 1 S S a . note ; , 33 , Abb 4 ; , C Heft 7 ; , II , 9 .
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1 2 H 1 0 1 . . . o . . THE LAST JUDGMENT . 5 Volterra S Girolam ,
- . 1 m . i ri 1 2 m Al n i . 0 . 2 8 6 6 W . s a 8 3 ; , Photo , , 745 74 ; Brog , 3 9
o r i the In the church of S . Girolamo outside of V lte ra s an altarpiece of 1 1 c Cehere li e ! Last Judgment ( Fig . ) ordered by Mi helangelo g ( C ccarelli ) ’
1 0 1 . a o . in 5 Hence, Michel ngelo s patr nymic saint , S Michele, appears as i in u . s e as the principal figure the foregro nd , while S Girolamo figur d chief
a the a of the blessed . Many details point to Giov nni della Robbia as uthor of the altarpiece . The subject of the Last Judgment appeared not infrequently in Sienese
' territory after Giovanni Pisano had portrayed it so energetically on the pulpit of the Siena Cathedral . But this specific composition may have been ’ inspired by F ra B artolommeo s Last Judgment undertaken in 1 498 for the
. as campo santo of 5 . Maria Nuova In both cases , Christ Judge with his
o f and . angels is in the upper portion the picture , S Michele with the Blessed and Damned in the lower . Here Christ is of the Verrocchian type constantly portrayed by Giovanni n tw o della Robbia . So i facial characters are the angels who carry em blems e of the passion , nails, cross, crown of thorns , sp ar ; but their slashed garments which display the bare legs point rather to a temporary influence o n o - n fr m A drea Sansovin , whose terra cotta altarpiece at Monte Sansovi o was doubtless enamelled in the Robbia workshop . The two angels who sound the last trump S VRGITE MORTVI ET VENITE AL ( sic ) I DI I i V C O ( S C ) show no such refined prototypes . h h t e t e to e . In lower part of picture , the Blessed are our l ft Near to i hi - . s . o s 8 . S Michele S Girolam with lion , then a Christ like figure , Fran hi o s . . cesc with cross, S Chiara , a Pope , a warrior , and others Above them are n F r in the distance, saints and angels da cing in a circle ( influence of a n A gelico ) beneath a blue sky splashed with yellow clouds . S . Michele is conceived of as a beautiful youth rather than as an avenging angel and the youth kneeling at his feet seems too innocent to be barred from the region of the Blessed . The eyes of S . Michele show yellow irises in contrast with o f e the those the kne ling youth which are left white . About and above m youth are strange beasts , men , and women in the idst of flames . In the distance are devils torturing the damned beneath a sky splashed with black clouds . 2 2 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
— FI 1 1 L S G. . T E T. V TERR G RO O S . . A JUDGM N OL A , I LAM
The predella is inscribed QVE S TA TAVOLA AFFATTO FARE MI H EL A NIOL O NI CH OL AO CE H E R E L I MCCC CI C G DI G C . At
r se either end of the predella is a mosaic work of squa es , each with four g
5 . ments of circles about a central rosette , as at Maria Novella and else GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 2 3 .
. n t where The relief of the A nunciation , the Nativi y and the Adoration of ’ the Magi suggest Andrea s compositions reversed . The central dividing panels are decorated with opposing bunches of fruit . ‘ The main pilasters are decorated with crude triplex bunches of flowers
- e . and fruit, blue or yellow , rising from blue and violet dolphin handl d vases
The bases have undecorated mouldings , the capitals have cornucopias in u e place of fern crockets or palmettes . The frame of the l nette is adorn d in front with broad contin uous garlands composed of triplex bunches of fruit hanging from a central ornament .
A white guilloche separates the polychromatic relief from the outer frame .
: Bibl .
- - Cr. 2 2 2 2 1 n B K 2 C M . 2 8 . B . J . , 93 ; . , f. , 5 ; , 5 No 343 ; , 4 5 , 33 ; K app ,
- D R 2 - 2 S F F R . 6 . L ro B artolommeo della P orto . . . c , Abb 3 4 ; , , 33 3 ; ,
- 1 Va . 1 6 . 2 Volterro 1 2 1 S . 1 . s III , 5 , 54 ; Ricci , , 5 5 3 ; , 34. Abb 43 ; , II , 9
1 3 f R i r i . . NOLI ME TANGERE . ed . La Quiete R Istituto delle Sig M li ari . A n m z . m M lv 1 . W . o . n ta e . . . 0 o . nore Lunette , 3 ; , 4 Photo , 1 1 1 70 .
1 2 o f a This lunette ( Fig . ) was formerly in the Chapel the Re le Istituto
M ntalv e . delle Signore o in S Jacopo di Ripoli in the Via della Scala, but was removed late in the nineteenth century to the Sala Grande of the Con
h as b e s r servatorio of La Quiete . It een incr a ed in height to cor espond with
— ' 2 N M . 1 . E T GERE R I D L . FRE I . A UI FIG OLI AN Q EIE . 2 4 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
the lunette on the opposite side of the room . Here is represented the ap
r 1 1 pea ance o f Christ to 5 . Maria Maddalena (John XX , a subject ’ repeated several times in Giovanni s atelier . Chronologically this lunette 1 1 0 1 falls between 497 , the date of the Lavabo , and 5 , the date of the Last
Judgment at Volterra . The polychromatic landscape , the trees, the type
of the angel on the tomb are quite Characteristic of Giovanni . The central group , with the Maddalena on her knees before the Christ who draws back , n shows the influence of Verrocchio . The Maddale a is more beautiful than was d a usual with Verrocchio , but Giovanni again made a beautiful Ma d
lena , for the altarpiece in the Bardi chapel at S . Croce . The Christ is V rr c hian strangely e o c in type .
Bibl
6 -6 I l F I 1 2 . . l . ior. 0 V 0 8 B . K 2 . . 6 B J , 4 5 ; Becchi , , ( 9 ) , ; , f , 3 ; Burl , 3 ;
r A I D 1 - M N Ca ci . . I 2 1 C . 0 8 6 oc . . 66 O 1 C 3 2 , , VI ( 97 ) , ; , ; , 35 , 3 53 1 2 R D R 2 F 1 . S c . L . . 0 0 Note ; Moreni , 43 , , 5 ; , IV , 4 ; Richa, IV, 3 5 ;
S . 1 8. , 3
1 4 TH E OF S Rifr i INCREDULITY . TOMMASO . ed . La Quiete . M n l . o v H o ta . m m e . . 1 . 0 z . o . R Istitut delle Signore Lunette , 3 . ; W . , 4 Ali ri 1 1 . n a 0 2 . Photo , , 7
. to was This lunette ( Fig a companion piece the preceding, evidently o made by the same auth r and at the same time . It represents the appear
— I I Y TO S RI PREDI L UIETF F G I . CRE T or S O A . . 3 N DULI . MMA . , Q GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 2 5
2 n . a ce of Christ to S Tommaso , not indoors (John XX , 4 but in an r has open landscape . The landscape backg ound a dark blue upper and bril
Sk n liant yellow lower y; gree trees and plants of various kinds , and a
bluish gray rocky soil in which may be seen a lizard , dove , rabbit and ’ i r Verro cchio s br r deer . In the centre s a f ee copy of onze g oup of the In i 1 8 . s credulity of S . Tommaso ( 4 3 ) on Or San Michele There little or nothing in this relief to indicate that the author was a son of Andrea della Robbia and yet all the details are characteristic of Giovanni della Rob ’ bia s work .
‘ Bibl . r V rroc h o 1 6 M ckowsk 0 C . e c i a . c Cf the pre eding ; also , , 5 ; y, 7 ; Sachs , 1 4 .
1 5 Z FRIE E OF CHERUB HEADS WITH CORNUCOPIAS . Ri
lv H . 6m . M nt e . o . . e . . o a fr di La Quiete R Istituto delle Signore , 3 ;
2 Alin r 1 1 . 2 m . o a i 0 . W . 0 , Phot , , 7 3
‘ In two sections , each containing four Cherub heads set between cornu an d ol Copias , with fruit doves , accompanied by foliage , scr ls and palmettes
( Fig . White on blue .
— . 1 . FR E E . R I FRBDI LA ETE FIG 4 I Z , QUI
Bibl
Carocci A I D I - . . 8 . . 1 T v . 6 M a C . 2 0 8 1 . 6 r. C . , VI ( 97 ) , 4 ; , No ; , 353
. o r SAME SUBJECT Lond n . B itish Museum .
From the Franks Collection . A portion of a frieze similar to that at
Rifedi .
Bibl
. . 2 0 Br Mus Guide, 9 . 2 6 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
SAME SUBJECT . Newport , R . I .
r let is In the collection of M s. Ogden Goe there said to be a frieze of
this type .
. . . Co . 1 1 . SAME SUBJECT New York . P W French and , in 9 7
Rifr Two fragments of a f rieze of the edi type .
SAME SUBJECT . Paris . Louvre .
i R ifredi th e . S et Similar to the fr eze at , British Museum and elsewhere
beneath the altarpiece of the Ascension .
6m . n H . 0 . SAME SUBJECT . Paris . Gavet Collectio ( formerly) . , 3 ; m W . 0 . 2 . , 5
Rifr i Portion of a frieze of the same design as that of ed .
Bibl .
M . olinier o . . , Cat Gavet , N 5 and Frontispiece
m . lI r H . 0 . il e . . . S e e c SAME SUBJECT Paris Colle tion ( formerly) , 37 ; m 1 . 60 . W . ,
Bibl
illI r 1 N - S e e e 8 . os. Collection , 4 9
1 6 S . FRANCESCO SPREADS HIS ORDER OVER THE WORLD .
m 1 m . r r H 2 . 2 . . . . e . . W . . o . Volter a S Girolamo Alta piec , 3 ; , g Photo , Ali ri na 8 . , 747
1 The frame of this altarpiece (Fig . 5 ) Shows so many correspondencies with that of the Last Judgment altarpiece in the same church that we must r assign it also to Giovanni della Robbia . In fact the ga land of the lunette
o e r on . is comp s d in stricter acco d with that the lavabo of S Maria Novella , and the decoration of the pilasters are similar enough to those of the lavabo ‘ to . the be casts from the same moulds The predella , unbroken except for o Bem ardino pr jections beneath the pilasters , shows figures of S . of Siena ,
. o n S Girolamo , the Mater Dol rosa , Christ in the Sepulchre , S . Giova ni ,
8 . o . Ant nio of Padua , and S Jacopo Maggiore , in strict accord with Rob bian tradition .
2 8 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
TIT P AVP E R T h CAS AS bearing a lily, ( ) AS with a palm and wreat , and B O EDIE ( N ) TIA with a yoke .
Bibl
- - 8 2 2 No . B K C M . B r x E u . . . . e tau , t des 8 0 ; , ; , , ; , 44 ; , 9 9 B J 93 f 5 5 —3 F 2 1 6 1 R D R 2 2 2 S L . . Cr. . . . c. , 357 ; , , 7, 35 ; , IV , 5 , 54 ; Vas , II , 9 97
1 7 S . MARTA AND ADORING ANGELS . Florence . Museo Nazi
H 1 m . . m . . 6 . . W . o . . 60 . . 0 onale, No Lunette , 77 ; , s Photo , Brogi , 947
1 6 as n o f . r This lunette ( Fig. ) w transferred from the Conve t S Ma ta
0 1 882 . . to the Museo Nazionale on Nov . 3 , It represents S Marta in light r o o yellow habit and black hood , ca rying a blue b ok with yell w trimmings
and holding by her girdle a very leonine dragon . The dragon is tamer
r r than that which Giovanni rep esented with S . Ma ta at the Certosa . The a s ngels , with hands folded or crossed , clad in white tunics with blue sleeve
r a f r and yellow collars , have wings colou ed on dif e ent principle from that
. to used by Giovanni All the faces are coloured imitate flesh . The figures are set against a light blue background enclosed by garlands of continuous triplex bunches of fruit and flowers rising from the base and meeting at the top .
Bibl
- N 2 r M . 2 o . 2 . 1 1 1 C C . 60 Burl , ; , 5 5 3 ; , 339 ; Supino, 449 No . . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 2 9
1 8 . 1 0 0 . S . MARTA . London, Victoria and Albert Museum . No 9 5 H m . . 0 . Statuette . , 45
a swal The saint holds a book , violet and yellow . At her feet is a dr gon
lowing a child .
Bibl N 1 2 2 1 1 6 o so 8 o . 1 0 0 . . 0 . 6 Burl , C . M , 7 No . 4 ; R bin n , 9
1 9 r s h rz li h . . G o s e o c es S . LUCIA ADORED BY ANGELS Darmstadt g m 8 m W . 0 . . . H . 0 . . e m . Mus u Lunette , 43 ; , 3
This lunette is attributed to Giovann i della Robbia by Dr . Bach and by
ru tw ll a o . Miss C t e . I have been un ble to secure a ph tograph of it Should i t w be t e l . a res mb e the S Lucia the Certosa, it may ell by Giovanni ; but should it resemble more closely the lunette of S . Lucia between two angels in Ma n oli or . a at S . Lucia dei g , Florence , the S Luci the lunette over the
e o f O n . a ntrance the g issanti , or the S Lucia in the Church at Bolsen it is probably a work by Santi Buglioni . Bibl
0 Cr. . Bach, 5 ; , 337
2 0 UARCIAL P I STEMMA OF THE SQ U FAMILY . New York . Col
. m . . 0 66 lection of Mr . George Blumenthal Medallion Diam . , .
n . Formerly in the von La na Collection , Prague n 1 Within a polychromatic garland of fruit a d flowers (Fig . 7 ) of triplex composition surroun ded by a white band inscribed ARMA P ATRONORVM DE S QV'ARCIALVP I SW is a white fluted disk on which is a kite shaped shield containing the Squat cialu i : Or s az ure in ul es p arms Per fess , in a chief a wolf pa sant , base g six 2 1 plates , 3 , and .
Bibl r i lu i on 1 0 a v a c v t . . u C . C S . . S a , q p ; Lanna Sale of 9 9 , , Vol II , No 575 , 1 Taf . 4 .
2 1 - 1 0 THIRTY NINE CASKS . 5 7 . Florence . S . Maria Nuova ( for
merly) .
a exe 2 0 1 0 The nn d documents dated August , 5 7 Show that Valore di Z r n . a obi Valore , apotheca y to the hospital of S Maria Nuova possessed 30 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
— F B T CO ECTI . C . IG I . UARCION E S TE . E . 7 S Q MMA LUM N HAL LL ON , Y
n three dogli or large jars made by Giovanni della Robbia . Bishop Leo ardo “ ” Buonafede who w as spedalingo or governor of the hospital then ordered “ ” - z thirty Six dogli of like Character , gla ed outside and inside , ornamented
with scale pattern o r with such design as the Bishop might select . They 1 br cchia 1 0 were to be a in height , to cost 4 libre , soldi each , and to be
completed by the end of October .
1 on The first document (Fig . 8) is a notable e in that it contains Gio ’ vanni s own signature .
‘ i In margine : Mercato chon G dalla Robia
Richordo chome oggi questo di XX dachosto 1 50 7 Giovanni e h dandr a. di marc o dalla Robbia a tolto a fare da questo spedale et per llui dall nostro reverendo padre messer leonardo buonafe al presente spedalin cho di questo spedale tren tasei dogli di tenuta di barili due et mezzo In Circha dalltezza di braccia I V3 di terra Invetriata di dretto et di fuori a schalan droni I nv e triatj et di diverse maniere le pitture di detti dogli chome para all nostro padre Spedalingo et nell modo et forma Che na dato una mostra di tre dogli Che 111 a Vallorc et debbono essere In tutta perfettion e Si di qualita GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
S i di tenuta et debba avere delluno libre quarto e soldi X piccioli et debban si avere chonsegn iati fin iti per tutto ell mese dottobre prossimo av en ire Et In chax o che all detto tempo nolli avessi fatti et chonsegn iati (then four words written and cancelled )
— ’ F I 1 8 D C E W T V S S G T T G RE. G. . O UM N I H IO ANNI I NA U allora vv uole et de chontento che noi gli possiamo far fare a ongni sua spesa et a fede dellavoro S i socriverra essere chontento et obrighato a quanto di Sopra S i Chontien e Io gov annj dandrea dimarcho dellarobia sono ch onté to obrigomj a qui to disopra e detto et a fede del vero misono sochritto dimia propia mano questo dj detto disopra
- . S a a 1 0 1 1 ! Archiv di Mari Nuova , Ricordi A ( 5 5 5 9 )
MDVII Venerdi adi 2 0 dogosto A giovanni dan drea di marcho della robbia f dua 32 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
° li do I o p (or) to lui d chon tan ti p (er) conto di vasi " ci fa p (er) ]la spezeria g (giornale) b 1 98 f 2 l ’ Ar a 1 0 6- 1 08 ! Archivio dell cispedale di Santa Mari Nuova , Uscita B 5 5
a C. 79t . ]
MDVII M ercholedi adi I o dinov enbre A giovanni dandrea di marcho della robbia f quatro f C 1 98 4 l . .
l oot. ! Idem , a c . ]
Mdv i 4 . j Giovanni dandrea di marcho della Robbia de dare adi XX dachosto 1 50 7 f dua larghi doro i oro p (or) to e detto chontanti p (er) Chonto di Vasi 2 6 a fate p (er) lla nostra — spetieria a u ( scita ) b 79 f l 1 4 E de dare adi X di novebre 1 50 7 f quatro larghi — doro j noro p (or) to chontan ti a u b 1 0 0 f l 2 8 Anne dato f sej larghi doro j no ro p (er) tan ti — debba dare all g (giorn ale) C 1 0 9 f l 42
- . n 1 0 6 1 0 8 C. 1 8 ! Archiv idem , Gior ale B 5 5 a 9 ]
Mdv ii 5 . j Giovanni dandrea dimarcho dalla Robbia de dare f sej ' larghi doro inoro p (er) tanti abbia dato all g b 1 98 sono p (er) Chonto di vasi 2 6 a fate p ( er) lla nostra spetieria chome ' R Ri h r 1 apare alle ( c o danze ) a c . 3 f l 42 S ° E de dare adi vj di gg (giugno) 1 50 9 f l tre piccioli ‘ p (er) lluj a giovanni di tubio dasan ta m j np ( r) uneta ' “ p (or) to e detto chontanti a u S c 88 E de dare adi xij di settebre l una s viii piccioli p (er) llui a Simone di pasquino sono p (er) v alutta duna Chatasta di lengn a di toppi se gli madorOn o a ‘ ‘° Chasa a u s c 1 1 7 f - l 1 3 8 E de dare adi detto l x iiij sono p (er) lla valluta duna Chatasta di toppi auti danoj j n sino adj ° di settebre n 1 2 2 - 1 III j q f 1 4 s . E de dare adi xxv j di novenbre l x iiij p ( er) lla valluta di una Chatasta di toppi ° auti dan oj chome apare i q 1 44 f - l 1 4 S E de dare adi xx di dj cenbre l dodj ci s x ' chontanti u 1 1 f - l 1 2 1 0 piccioli p ( or) to e detto a c 4 s . E de dare adi v j di Marzo f uno largho doro ' i chontanti u 1 0 oro a c 5 . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 33
E de dare adi xx dap ( r) ile 1 5 1 0 f uno largho doro i oro sono p (er) lla v alluta duna mezza Chatasta ° di lengua grossa auta danoj i q 1 79 f - l 7 S Anne dato l vé ti s xviii piccioli p (er) tanti ° dare i q 2 2 6 l 1 0 0 1 8
C. z o t. ! Idem, a g ] MDVIIII ° 6 . M ercholedj adi 6 di gugnio A giovanni dandrea di pagolo ( sic ) della robbia l tre p ( iccio) li p (er) lui a giovan ni di tobbio da santa maria 2 0 ipruneta p (or) to lui detto contanti gle S (egnato) c . . 9 1 3
- 1 0 8 1 1 0 C . ! Archivio idem , Uscita C 5 5 a
+ xpo MdVI I Ij Martedj addj ii dj settenbre ° A gOvan n i dan drea della robia l una S v iij p (er) luj a Simone di paschuino ghallj sono p (er) vettura duna Chatasta di legne di toppi ° t o ils0 r a tto io ann 2 p (ort) o a chasa p ( ) de g v j g s C a 0 9 f . . l I
s 8 .
. l 1 ! Idem a C 7t. ]
° b M II I 8. y s dV I gOvedj addj xx dj dj cenbre A govannj dan drea della robbia l xii s 1 0 p (iccio) li p (or) to luj detto chon tantj gornale s S
c . l 1 t. ! Idem, a 4 ]
9 . d
Chast h o m i Meo j vetturale avv oc at da monte ign an o .
E de avere adi detto ( xv iiij dap ( r) ile) l tre s x picc ioli sono p (er) lla valuta duna mezza Chatasta di lengu a p (or) to a giovanni dandrea della Robbia debe avere ° di Ch ont l 3 1 0 E de avere adi detto f uno largho doro i oro sono p (er) lla valutta duna Chatasta di lengna p (or) t0 nella Chorte p (er) llospetiale levati da mOte mign iano
A - . n 1 8 1 1 1 a 0 0 C. ! rchiv idem , Gior le C 5 5 a 78t. ]
1 0 . d Giovanni dandrea dalla Robbia de dare adi xx 34 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA dap ( r) ile 1 5 1 0 f uno largho doro io ro sono p (er) lla valluta duna mezza chatasta di lengn a grossa auta dan oj et p (or) to Meo di Jacopo chasantj di ° Chon t
° anne dato p (er) tanti debba dare i q
! Idem , a c .
I I . d Giovanni dandrea della Robbia de dare adi xx dap ( r) ile 1 5 1 0 l cento S xviii pli (piccioli ) sono p (er) ° tanti abbia dati i q 2 0 9 p (er) Chonto di vasi 8 fa alla nostra spetieria f l 1 0 0 S 1 . E de dare adi detto f quatro doro i oro auti p (er) noj dalla spetieria j n sino adi xv iiij di ° °° maggio 1 50 9 allo quad S b 77 f l 2 8 s E de dare adj detto f dua larghi doro i oro p (er) noj dalla detta spetieria isino adi iiij ° °° i 1 2 1 8 f bra o . . . 1 1 0 . e 5 9 all ( ibro) q S b 77 f l 4 S . 4 Anne dato adj xxii di maggio 1 5 1 0 f undj ci larghi doro i oro p (er) llui dalla spetieria di nostro spedale dare v (er) de S C C 2 88 sono p (er) lla valluta di xj vasi j nvetriati autj dalluj et fatti dacho rdo chon vallo re nostro detto dj Chonputatj et fessi et salldi
Anne dato l sesan ta cinque S x v iij p ( iccio) li ° ' ° tanti debba dare all g S d 2 45 p ( er) Resto di suo Chonto f l 65 1 8 1 1 42 1 8
C . 2 2 6t. ! Idem , a ] MDXJ Giovanni dandrea della Robbia de dare adi XVII di ° L l sesan tacinque s XVIII p ( iccio ) li p (er) tanti abbia dato ° all g C 2 2 6 Che di tanti fu sop ( rap) agh ato p (er) ]i Chonto r 1 8 delli v aS j a fatti alla spetie ia f l 65 . che e paghato di x j (di ) 2 6 ( v asj ) fattj a l 7 luno dachordo
° lx v v 8 Anne dato l S x iii p (iccio) li tanti dare all g e C 38 1 f l 65 1 .
- . 1 1 1 1 1 c . 2 t ! Archiv idem , Giornale D 5 5 3 a 45 ]
Bibl ’ I l P l 1 8 1 0 - 1 C R M A l . an D . . L cc 0 O . . rte Ba i , , 9 , 4 44 ( ) ; G , , XXI , 2 0 2 -2 0 3 ( Do e )
36 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA Z three pattern interlacing occurs on the border of the cope of S . anobi ’ in Andrea della Robbia s lunette o f 1 496 in the Opera del Duomo . At the same date the interlacing motive was used by Perugino and a little later
a r . by Raph el, Leona do da Vinci and others The bunches of fruit and flowers and small animals were inten ded to be set in the vases and serve as perman ent ecclesiastical or household deco n a rations . Giovan i dell Robbia frequently used dolphin handled vases as hi the starting po int of s garland frames .
Bibl - 8 D R 1 2 1 2 . . M . . A. . 6 . Cat . of Rita Lydig Collection , No 3 ; , , 7 , Fig 54
2 3 TWO BLUE VASES WITH BUNCHES OF FRUIT . London. m British Museu .
a o The British Museum possesses two blue gl zed R bbia vases , dolphin e interlac handled ( repaired) , with scale pattern on n ck , central frieze of n T u l ch ro a o . wo o ing patter , godrons on b se of b dy bouquets of fr it, p y
matic, are associated with these vases . to Similar the Lydig vases .
2 4 BLUE VASE . New York . Metropolitan Museum of Art .
-
a t Blue vase with dolphin handles decor ted on the lip with leaf pat ern , c interlacin s on ne k with scales , on upper body with three pattern g and o lower body with godrons . Base with pearl and rope m uldings . Similar
to the Lydig vases .
2 5 TWO BLUE DOLPHIN HANDLED VASES WITH BOUQUETS B in . r i 1 1 . a d i OF FRUIT New York City Sale of Apr l 9 8.
1 . c f ( ) Light blue Ne k, scale pattern body with deep set rieze of in t rla in s o e c s . . three pattern g , ba e with g drons Contains bouquets of fruit 2 ) Darker blue . Similar to the Lydig vases .
Bibl B ardini 1 1 8 t N 2 8 2 a 8 . C . os . Sale of 9 , 4, 5
2 6 TWO BLUE VASES AND FRUIT . Paris . Collection of Mr.
M c . 2 1 H . m 0 . 0 . auri e Kann ( formerly) , No , 45 .
. 1 1 0 In the collection of Mr Maurice Kann , sold in 9 , are catalogued two GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 37
o t vases and two bouquets of fruit . The dec rations tally exac ly with the
o f . pair vases formerly in the Lydig Collection , New York
Bibl
r 0 . 2 0 Cat. Collection Mau ice Kann , N 4
2 7 é r mi u ce a e. BLUE VASE . Sevres . Mus e q
Blue vase with dolphin handles . Similar in decoration to the Lydig vases .
2 8 l é . . BLUE VASE . Paris . Mus e de Louvre Sa le de Trocadero
' is b a s a In the Salle de Trocadero of the Louvre a Rob i blue va e , cquired h W S auva eot 1 8 6 . as s ith the Donation g , 5 It dolphin handle and is deco r on c o t ated the ne k with godr ns , on the upper body with three pat erned
l . inter acin s . g , and below with Scale pattern Base plain Bibl
M oiolica 1 2 8 . 8 . Fortnum , , 3 ; Michel , III , 33 , Fig 4 5
2 9 n . TWO BLUE VASES . Oxford . Ashmolea Museum
1 ) Blue vase with dolphin handles , decorated with godrons , three pat in erla in h t c . auv a eot e tern gs and scales Similar to the S g vase in t Louvre . m H . , 0 . 2 8 . 2 ( ) Blue vase with dolphin handles , decorated with scales, three pattern interlacin s ta i . n ll . a a Ca a g , and godrons Simil r to the Lydig vases Cf . lso g , m . H . . 2 8 6 . 0 No 37 , . Bibl M i li o 1 2 o o c 8 . 8 Fortnum, , 3 ; Michel, III , 33 , Fig 4 5 .
3 0 B rd n . a i i TWO BLUE VASES Florence . Collection NOS .
In 1 899 Bardin i published a Sale Catalogue in which were figured two blue dolphin han dled vases Similarly decorated on the neck with scale pat on in terlacin s tern , the body with a frieze of g forming two patterns, at tached t s o o by loops to horizon al string ab ve and bel w, in the lower body
d . t e by flat go rons The bases con ain no moulded d coration . Bibl Bar i d ni . 1 8 NO 1 1 1 1 8 B di i S . ar n . 1 1 8 2 . 8 Cat of 99 , 4, ; , Cat of 9 , Nos 4 , 2 8 ff 5 are di erent . 38 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 3 1 m m. H . 0 . 2 . . BLUE VASE . , 7 Berlin Kunstgewerbe Museu
a t in terlacin s Blue v se with dolphin handles , decorated wi h scale pattern , g and godrons .
Similar to the Bardini vases published in 1 899 .
Bibl
- - M 2 6 . n 1 1 1 1 6 . B i i 8 C . ard 1 8 . Cat . of 99 , Nos 4 ; , 3 No 3 7 ; von Falke , 77
3 2 s . BLUE VASE AND FRUIT . Braun chweig Collection of Frau
Vieweg .
o n on D lphin handled blue vase , with scale patter neck , frieze of inter
o f . lacing, lower body godrons , base channelled 8 h Bardin i 1 8 Nos. 1 1 1 1 . In type not unlike the vases of 99 , 4, Wit the
vase is a bouquet of polychromatic fruit .
3 3 illIere . o S e FIVE BLUE VASES . Paris C llection of Baron Achille -2 No . 1 8 0 .
1 e ( ) Blue vase with dolphin handles , neck decorat d with scales , upper body with upper frieze of rectilinear maeander and lower frieze with pal
n H . 2 6m . 0 . mettes alter ately up and down , lower body with godrons . , ( 2 ) Similar to 1 m H 0 . 2 6 ( 3 ) Analogous to ( ) and . , . ( 4 ) Analogous to ( 1 ) and l H . 8m c . 0 . 2 . ( 5 ) Simi ar to pre eding ,
Bibl l 8-2 Ca . eil I re . 1 0 . t . S e Coll , Nos
34 . . e E THREE BLUE VASES Paris Coll ction M . mile Gavet
- 2 1 2 0 . NOS . 0 3
E e . s 1 8 In the coll ction of M mile Gavet old in 97 were three Robbia vases . 1 a e a ( ) Blue vase with dolphin h ndl s , neck ornamented with sc les , upper o f interlacin s o body with a frieze three pattern g , lower body with godr ns ,
ro e . 2 m . H . 0 . . base with p and other mouldings Similar to the Lydig vases , 7 2 a u ( ) Blue vase with dolphin h ndles , neck ornamented with scales , p per body with upper frieze with rectilinear mae ander and lower frieze with t - o H palmet es alternately upright and falling lower body with godr ns . . ,
8m . 0 . 2 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 39
(3 ) Similar to The vases ( 2 ) and 3 ) correspond to the descrip tion of the S eillié re vases sold in 1 890 .
Bibl - M in i r l 2 1 2 . l E NOS . 0 0 o e Cat . Collection mile Gavet , 3 , Co lection E Nos. 6. mile Gavet, 455 , 45
3 5 ONE WHITE AND FOUR BLUE VASES . London . Victoria and ’ m 2 8 1 1 1 - I 6 2 Albert Museu , Nos . 534 4 97 4 9 , 4
Photo . , Private .
The Victoria and Albert Museum possesses five Robbia vases, one is glazed white , the rest blue . 1 1 . No . 4 white glazed vase with dolphin handles , the lip decorated o t with bead and reel , neck with scale rnamen , upper body with double rec tilinear b e maeander, lower ody with garlands uph ld by lion heads and sur b o f rounded y Cherub heads , lowest part body with highly plastic godrons , H m o . . O . o . Can ta alli base with r pe and pearl ornament , 4 Similar to g
No . 377 . 2 2 . No . 534 Dark blue glazed vase, with dolphin handles , neck sca decorated with le ornament, upper body capped by egg and dart with interlacin s o t frieze of three pattern g , lower body with godr ns, base wi h H m . . 0 . 1 . . . pearl and rope mouldings , 3 Similar to Lydig vases Cf Can lli ta a 6 . g , No . 37
'
. . 81 h d th e 3 No 4 Gray blue vase with dolp in handles , decorate as H . m . 0 . 2 8 preceding Base repaired , . ,
~ . . 1 Blue lazed 4 No 97 g vase , with dolphin handles , neck decorated a d with sc les , upper bo y with guilloche , lower body with godrons, base with H 2 m . . 0 . 8 . pearl and rope mouldings ,
No . 2 . 6 5 4 Similar to preceding, but darker blue , with gilding well
0 . 2 8m preserved . H .
Bibl
‘ GuastI Co o iolo 1 62 - 1 6 I M i ol t. I a ico . tal f gg , 3 ; Solon , , Fig 5 ; Wallis , . Ceromcc Art - —, XXI XXII . 36 . . Canta alli VASES TWO TYPES Florence g Manifattura , Nos .
Canta alli b The g manufactory reproduces two types of Ro bia vases . 40 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
n m 6 . a a c co No . 37 Dolphin handles, sc le p tter on ne k , deep frieze with
interlacin s o . plicated g , lower b dy with godrons, base with rope moulding a r No . 377 . Dolphin h ndles , lip o namented with bead and reel moulding, e t n ck with scale pattern , frieze with double rectilinear maeander, body wi h b a garland upheld by lion heads accompanied by Cheru heads , lower body
with highly plastic godrons , base with rope and pearl moulding .
Bibl l . f n a a li . N o Ca t Co OS . 6 Cat g , 37 , 377 .
3 7 NI L I I N . 1 STEMMA OF GIOVANNI DI LAPO CCO 50 9 . San
li ri A n . o . . a . 8 Giovanni in Valdarno, Palazzo Pretori Photo , , No 9 45
Within a wreath of continuous bunches of fruit and flowers of partially and triplex composition , surrounded by an egg dart moulding and set against flat 2 a plate is a Tuscan Shield ( Fig . 0 ) bearing the Niccolin i arms a a ar en t b e a lion r mp nt , guardant , g , de ruised of a b nd in Chief , a
° — F IG. 2 0 . S TE or G V N ICCOLI N I M MA IO ANNI . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 41
label of four points gules enclosing two fleurs- de-lys or and in the centre a papal tiara an d two keys crossed in saltire or l a is Be ow, on curved scroll upheld by two hands G (I ) OVANNI 7 DI LAPO J NICHO LINI J VIC (ARI ) O 7 MDVIII E J MDVIIII Giovanni di Lapo di Giovanni Niccolini was a Prior in Florence in 1 50 4 and 1 5 1 4
Bibl li R 1 - 1 R - C . s. . Nic n i M . H W . 8 6 . v co . . , ; , , 7 77 ; , 435 437 ; , 5
— 1 5 1 0 1 52 0
3 8 1 1 0 r . . THE RESURRECTION . 5 . Flo ence Museo Nazionale, No m l n ri m . 2 H 2 2 . . . A i a 8 . W 0 1 . a ul . . 1 . 5 Rect ng ar , ; , 94 Photo , , 77 8 Brogi , 94 4
h From t e suppressed monastery of Monte Oliveto , Florence, this relief
2 1 2 1 86 . o ( Fig . ) came to the museum June 7 , 7 The cornice is of wo d, but
is v . the remainder well preser ed , except a few details
V rrocchian is ra o r The e Christ cha cteristic of Gi vanni della Robbia , e or h r the minding us of the risen Christ on the p y of cope of S . Lino at is Volterra . Characteristic also the mustard yellow used to colour the
. c image of Sol , the radiance about the Dove , and all the haloes The ba k
is ac rc ro . e g und a light blue , and the f e of the sa ophagus a crude violet Ther are no Sleeping soldiers about the sepulchre , on which are seated two angels
— H RE R T O M T S . C E N zI 2 1 . E REC ORE E US o A ON ALE . U I N FL N , 46 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA raising the Slab on to which Christ appears to have descended from the N ot r skies. the fact of the Resur ection , but the Vision of the Risen Christ, in the presence of . the Holy Dove and of Sol and Luna . A large cherub head appears in front of the sarcophagus with scroll inscribed S E P VLCH RVM 1 CHRISTI 7 VIVE NTIS 7 ET GLORIAM 7 VIDI RE S VRGE NTIS '
n The pilasters, decorated with candelabra i volving characteristically Gio hi s . vanni motives , are terminated with capitals also in style The pilaster to the right is inscribed A ( NNO) ' DO ( MINI ) S ( ALVATORI S ) ° MDX
Bibl .
1 1 - M 2 1 6 r . 0 6 C . . . 1 C Cat . . Burl , ; , No 5 ; , 339 ; Supino , , No 5
3 9 . . . H m o . . . 0 . 0 . . in ri S LINO Volterra Duom Bust , 9 Photos , Al a ,
8 2 1 o 2 60 . 7 ; L mbardi , 3
— . 2 2 L N . S . I o. V TERR D FIG OL A , UOM O. GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 47
2 ln Over the Side door of the cathedral at Volterra is a bust ( Fig . 2 ) scribed on th e base B LINO ' VOL ATE R RANO PETRI S VCCE S S OR ° was 6 Linus of Volterra , the first Bishop of Rome , made Pope about 7 AD is . This bust strong and portrait like , but does not merit the praise ru l given it by Miss C ttw el .
Clad in an alb with broad blue apparel , S . Lino wears a heavy cope of blue lined green with a broad o rph ry on which are relief figures in white o n against Violet, of prophets bearing scr lls , the Mado na , prophetesses, and the risen Christ blessing with right hand and carrying a banner in his left . f . C . z ( the Resurrection relief Museo Na ional e No . S . Lino wears a the P pal triple crowned tiara and holds a green book .
Bibl
- Cr. 1 8 1 2 Vol te r 1 1 8 r o . , 9 99 ; 3 7 ; Ricci , ,
40 . . R ctan THE ASCENSION Florence Museo Nazionale, No . 45 . e
H . 1 m . 1 I m u . . o W . . o . . 0 . g lar , 4 ; , Photo , Brogi , 949
o f . 1 8 From the monastery S Vivaldo , transferred in 74 ( Fig . Simi
— F . 2 TH E A IG . CE O . LORE CE M USEo NAzION A 3 S NSI N F N , LE. 4s GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA lar in type to the Resurrection from Monte Oliveto Apparently by the same assistan ts of Giovanni della Robbia who were engaged on the larger altarpiece of the Ascension at S . Vivaldo . Somewhat restored and overpainted .
Bibl - 1 8 6 2 1 8 . 80 2 No . 2 0 r. 1 M . C . 1 0 C Burl , ; , No , 37 ; , 33 ; Supino, 44
N o . 45 .
4 1 STEMMA OF GIOVANNI GAETANI AND AL ESSANDRA to MI E BETTI e az . . . N R . Flor nce , Museo N ionale , No 43 Pho ,
o 82 . Br gi , 94
c r From Montaione , formerly in the refe tory of the suppressed monaste y of S . Vivaldo . o o o f In a wreath , composed chiefly of triplex , c ntinuous gr ups fruit and flowers separated into quadrants by fluted yellow ribbons crossing each n an d other, with an i ner egg dart moulding framing a blue fluted disk is a 2 Tuscan Shield ( Fig . 4) bearing the combined Gaetani and Minerbetti
— FI 2 TE TH MI N I G. . S or E G ET ERBETT 4 M MA A ANI AND . Fw REN E s N AzI C , M u Eo ONALE .
m r . x : x a ms The de ter ar s are those of the Gaetani family Per pale , de ter, ar en t ules d or an ul es . quarterly g and g , Sinister, paly g The Sinister arms are t o f Minerbetti : ules hose the family g , three swords in pale fanwise ur en t os g , in chief a cr slet of the same . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 49
This stemma commemorates the marriage of Giovanni di Piero di Gio Min r i 1 vanni Gaetani with Alessandra di Ruggero di Tommaso e bett in 493 .
. u Both families were interested in S . Vivaldo Bartolommeo di R ggero Minerbetti h was t 1 0 , brot er of Alessandra, Podes a at Montaione in 49 , and Oddo Gaetani presented a fine entran ce door to the church of the monastery 1 2 in 5 5 .
a e . . an A Similar stemm , form rly in the Frescobaldi and in the J P Morg 1 1 Duv er was 6 e . collection , sold in 9 to the Brothers , New York
Document A 1 44 1 493 I oh ( ann ) es olim Pieri I oh ( ann ) is de Gaetan is ‘ Al ex Ruggeri Tomasi de Minerbettis d l co . ] . Z M . a iab . ! Bib Nazionale, ibaldone del Migliore, segnato g Cl xxvi , 1 2 4 , c.
Bibl
- M R H M 2 . . . . . 8 S v M n r i 2 . 0 0 C . i e bett C . C Gaetani , ; , 37 No ; , 33 ; , 1 8 - 1 8 2 - 1 B 6 . W . . 3 4 ; , 7 74 ; Supino , 44 No 43 ; , 55
42 O . 1 1 1 . THE LIFE OF S . GI VANNI BATTISTA 5 Cerreto lin ri 1 0 1 0 6- 1 0 1 1 os A a . Guidi , S . Leonardo . Font . Phot , , 3
f o . or This f nt ( Fig hexagonal in form , designed doubtless this ch as a R ucellai chur , gift from a member of the family , was for a long time in the garden of the Casa Maggi , formerly Orsini , at Cerreto Guidi . It was transported back to the church in sections and most carelessly re
c . onstructed Being pictorial and elaborate and comparatively inexpensive, o o Galatrona repetiti ns or c pies of this font were made for churches at ,
o . S . Piero a Sieve and S . Donato in P ggio The base has a series of offsets in place of the S ix angles of a regular hexagon . These and the —intervening spaces receive a form of decoration o l new to the R bbia school leafy Sirens alternating with pa mettes . The main body of the font consists of six pictorial reliefs, set between pilasters decorated with grotteschi of two patterns , each used thrice . Those adorned with cornucopias have also tablets inscribed A (nno) N ( ostri ) S (alvator is M ' D ' a ) XI . Their capit ls are quite similar to those of the lavabo at
. l . e S Maria Nove la The ntablature is broken at the angles , where are set Rucellai broad Shields with apices bent forward , bearing the family arms ul es ar ent a a a azure Per bend , in a chief g a lion passant g , b se b rry indented or and . The individual donor was possibly Antonio di Giovanni Rucellai 1 8 who was Podesta at Pistoia in 50 . The frieze Shows Cherub heads bear 50 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
— F 2 F LE G . A CER T GU . R . I . T T R S 5 ON E O IDI , ONA DO
b . ing garlands , etween them are space filling rosettes The mouldings are in a o richly decorated . The reliefs , with figures white ag inst p lychromatic
n backgrou ds , are as follows 1 n Z Z . The An unciation to acharias ( Luke I , 5 The aged acharias is in the temple burning incen se when the angel Gabriel appears to him
an V r o i and predicts the birth of a son . The gel is of the e r cch an type to which Giovanni della Robbia clings for years to come ; the golden table be trays the same influence ; but the scroll bearing angels in the spandrels are
D na l n n rather o te lesque . The violet brown paveme t a d the yellow globules ’ ( stars ! ) in the blue semi - dome Show Giovan ni s indifference to the refine n ments of colour a d form hitherto traditional in the Robbia school . The as to composition of this panel , of several others in the series , seems have ’ hirl n d i n a a o s a a. been influenced by G frescoes in the tribu e of S . Mari Novell
2 . da the The Naming of the Child (Luke I , 59 On the eighth y ” a neighbors and cousins came for the Circumcision , and insisted on n ming Z the . had Child acharias But the aged priest , who been struck dumb , asked
52 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA Bibl i I l Val darno 1 0 - 1 0 I ll P l 1 1 . 1 1 Carocc . an 0 8 6 Bacci , , 9 , 4 ; Burl , 3 ; , , 4 5 ;
- - - 6 M 1 1 R u ellai Cr. 2 1 2 2 C . 8 1 6 1 1 8 2 0 . . S . v . c , 4 , 5 , 3 No 59 ; C ; , 3 3 , 33 ;
M - 2 0 R 2 6-2 60 R H 2 a . . i . . 1 2 1 a M sc , 9 93 ; Mil nesi , 3 , III , P, c 7 ; , 5 ;
- FL 8 61 S . R i 2 1 2 2 S c . R . D R e ett S . V . . . p , Cerreto Guidi ; , , 5 5 ; , IV , 5 , ; ,
- 1 . 1 Vas. 1 8 1 0 1 1 . 35 , Abb 44 ; , II , 9 ; Wills , 7 7
43 o . BAPTISM OF CHRIST . Settimo (near Cascina) , S . Cascian H m 8 . 0 m . o . W . . 8 . . Rectangular . . , 5 ; , 4 Photo , Private
A version of the Baptism panel in the font at Cerreto Guidi . Figures
a . white, background polychromatic , with modifications of landscape det ils
The Dove above the head of Christ is also absent .
44 . e S GIOVANNINO IN THE DESERT . New York . Volpi Colle 1 m 1 H . 2 . . 2 m . o . W . 0 . . tion of 9 7 , 3 5 ; , 4 Photo , Private .
. 2 6 A repetition (Fig ) with modified background , of the S . Giovannino
relief in the font at Cerreto Guidi .
Bibl 1 1 Cat Volpi Sale of 9 7 , ,
— F V P C ECT . . G OV . I G 2 6 S . . I ANNINO OL I OLL ION GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 53
H 2 80 0 . tt . é . SAME SUBJECT . Paris . Mus e de Cluny, No Statue e
6 . 0 8m . . 81 . .2 Photo , Leroy No 97
and a - m the The figure of S . Giovannino the h ir cloth gar ent are unglazed , a rest glazed in natural colours . In the rocky background are seen a l mb ,
two etc . a rabbits , flowing water, a lizard , The young Saint holds scroll coarsely inscribed 1 E CCE zAGNV S DE I ECCE Bibl
- M 2 mm rard t 2 1 2 80 0 2 . S o e a . 6 . . C . C , 74 No 4 7 ; Du , No
’ 45 IL I P P O P 1 2 . 1 . a STEMMA OF F D OTTO SA ITI 5 Sesto , P laz
zo . . . Pretorio Photo , Private
Within a white fluted disk surrounded by a white egg and dart moulding
. 2 : Azure is a Tuscan Shield ( Fig 7 ) bearing the Sapiti arms , three bend fim ri ed ul es b at or. lets g ,
— F IG. 2 . F ILI P P L z P RETOR O. 7 STE MMA OP P O S AP ITI . S ES TO, A A zo I
Below is a Slightly curved scroll held open by two hands exhibiting the inscription : 1 FIL I P P O 1 DOTTO SAPITI 1 PODESTA
A Filippo di Otto Sapiti was a Prior o f Florence in 1 4 1 2 just a d his l dre years before namesake was Podesta a Sesto . Bibl r i 1 2 - 2 Ca occ M . 2 C 8 . 68 C . M R S . V . H , I , 3 ; , 4 No ; , Sapiti ; . , . . , R 1 - 1 , 5 3 5 4 . 54 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
46 1 1 FONT WITH RELIEF OF S . GIOVANNI BATTISTA . 5 3
H . io . . o . S . D nato in Pogg (near S Casciano) , Pieve Hexagonal ,
0 m o o . . . 86 . Ph t , Private
i ck entab A repetition with var ations of the Cerreto Guidi font , la ing the latur o f e. Polychromatic backgrounds . The order the scenes is changed ,
perhaps 5 0 that the Baptism of Christ Should occupy the post of honour . The alternate pilasters bear the date A ( NNO) N ( OSTRI ) S (ALVA
TORIS ) M D XIII . Bibl
Cr. , 354 .
47 MADONNA AND CHILD AND SAINTS IN NICHES . Candel m abru b a 1 1 a . a a a. . e ring Angels . 5 3 . Arcevi S Med rdo C ppell del
- . Al . 8. Rosario tarpiece Photo . , Moscioni , 4957 495
2 8 n o . a This altarpiece (Fig . ) desig ed for the Erem of S Girol mo del 1 62 o Sasso Rosso , outside of Arcevia, stood there until 5 when the Erem
o to . was suppressed . Then the altarpiece was rem ved the church of S m o Medardo in Arcevia . On its removal it was ade broader by the additi n o f a r and ' hi her two pil sters, one on either Side in the backg ound , g by being set upon a lofty base consisting of eight sections of pilasters distributed am equally on either Side of a central medallion . I inclined to believe that “ ” n a e a these additio s were derived from the tr ns nn , or balustrade originally
and a b s in front of the altar, that the med llion now in the centre of the a e “ ” “ i ron i c o in m . H e mo was the oc hio , menti ned the Docu ents The Santo ” “ i l a icholo p ch o o and the S . Maria Magdalen p may refer to the small
a a . reliefs of those s ints on the predella , or perh ps have disappeared n c c The altarpiece itself is k own by do umentary eviden e, as well as by
its . style, to be by Giovanni della Robbia Its date, inscribed both on the f 1 1 en an d o . monum t in the archives the Eremo, is 5 3 The predella contains a series of pan els more or less closely related to 1 a a S . Girolamo . There are ( ) S . Maria Maddalen , holding yellow k se a 2 C . va and blue boo , ( ) the ommunion of S Girolamo in the desert ,
. . o 6 . 3 ) S Girolamo and his lions , ( 4) the Nativity, ( 5 ) S Gir lamo, ( ) S i o a. Girolamo extracting a thorn fr m the lion , ( 7) S . Maria Eg ziac Here the predella ends . The main portion of the altarpiece consists of three niches set between four pilasters . The pilasters are decorated with white grotteschi on blue ( an ex tension of the design used in the font at Cerreto Guidi ) and are ln scribed ( I ) 1 AN ( N) O ° S ( ALVATORI S ) ’ ( 2 ) A ( NNO ) ° N (OSTRI ) ° S ( ALVATORI S ) ° MDXIII ' ( 3 ) 1 AN ( N ) O S ( ALVATORIS ) ’ ( 4) 1 MDXIII ° GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 55
— M F . 2 . A RP E RCEV E R A . I G 8 T CE S . L A I . IA , DA DO
. I The three niches contain statuettes of ( ) S . Giovanni Battista with 2 a scroll inscribed ECCE AGNUS DEI . ( ) A Madonn with nude Child c m a ross her lap . Above her are two angels and the Sacred Dove from who o i ff o stream g lden rays of light . The vault s co ered with yell w rosettes on o r e blue , and its supports are dec ated with a pattern of cub s each Showing yellow , green and blue Sides . The archivolt is adorned with a garland of
u . fix . s u . fr it and flowers 3 ) S Girolamo , with bared brea t , holding a cr ci
n r . At his feet a lion . Behi d him a yellow tree against blue backg ound 56 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA Over the capitals of the pilaste—rs are incongruously placed blocks orna m ented with Sirens and palmettes these should undoubtedly be placed be ch a e near e low the pilasters , as in the S . Luc ese ltarpi ce Poggibonsi , wher on the predella is an Annunciation Similar to that in the two medallions e here . The entablature , broken by proj ctions corresponding to the pilasters o below , is adorned with cherubs and garlands and yell w disks, like those on r the fonts at Cerreto Guidi and at Galat ona. Above the entablature is a m Verroc s all lunette containing a fine bust of God the Father, somewhat r chian but characte istic of Giovanni della Robbia . This is set against a blue
fluted Shell and surrounded by a frame adorned with arabesques . On o f either Side this lunette were probably set the candelabrum bearing angels , now on a lower level . The inscription on the bases of the angels justify the e interpretation of the bust in the lun tte as God the Father , rather than
Christ . The inscriptions read ( 1 ) J BENEDICAMVR P ( AT) RE M ET FIL IV ( M ) CV ( M ) S (AN ) C (T) O S P ( IRIT) V ( 2 ) L AVDE M ( VR ) ET EV ( M ) I ( N)
o u n : C o A A 0 - 1 . S . . D c me ts ! pied by Anselmo Anselmi , , I 37 37
Dn i M 1 . Anno DXIII E t piu ha dato la Comunita fiorini dodici contanti pelle figure faete in fio renza a perfecto nostro Sindaco li quali pago Tomaxo di bianco et suoi compagni ogi questo di 1 7 di luglio 1 5 1 3 fior : 1 2 bol : 0 0 E t piu ha dato la Comunita al veturale che portOditte figure da fiorenza fiorini quattro fi r : l : o 4 bo 0 0 .
o a Edificaz ion irol a . m e a o o . ! Libr dell dell Chies di S G , etc , scritto e da mano di Franc sco di Mariano Formosi Siena, c .
D 2 . Anno ni MDXIII E t piu pella cona delaltare magiore facta di preta cotta in ° ° fiorenza da m Giovanni di m Andrea della rubbia : costo infiorenza la prima compra fiorini 2 2 contanti fior : 2 2 bol : 0 0 E t piu per uno occhio per la ch iesia di terra-c otta ( S ic ) et uno santo H ieronimo picholo pur di terracotta fatti in fiorenza et una santa Maria Magdalena pichola di terra : mon torno tutte sopra ditte cose fior : 6 bol : 0 0 Et piu intra vecture et cabelle monto rno Sopra ditte figure avenire da fiorenza in fin o a qua a santo H ieron imo contanti fior : 9 bol : 0 0 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 57
° Et piu per murare sopra ditte figure muro m donato sopra ditto (Lombardo) opere 2 et 2 di manuale montorno ditte opere bolognini 2 4 contanti fior : 0 0 bol : 2 4
! Idem, c .
Dni MDXII II 3 . Anno Et piu per opere 3 amurare dinanti alle figure una Trasanna ° ° mur m Ambrosio ( Lombardo) con 3 manuali montorno sopra ” opere in tutto fior : 0 0 bol : 36
! Idem, c .
4. Anno Dui MDXV E t piu per oro pelle figure compramo in fioren za fior : 2 bol : 4 E t piu per oro compramo da giovanfelice monto fior : 1 bol : 2 0 Et piu per oro compramo da ser ciecho spetiale fior : 0 bol : 2 0 Et piu per manifattura di metter a oro le Sopra ditte figure le quali messe a oro Pierfrancesco da S axo ferrato monto in tutto fior : 4 bol : 0 0
! Idem, c .
Bibl ‘ A 1 2 1 1 lm e . 88 0 88 0 1 88 A . S nse i , , II ( 3 ) , 4 ; III ( 4) , , VI ( 7 ) ,
A A - 2 1 888 . . 1 S . 6 33 ; VII ( ) , , I 3 9 37 I 1 8 1 A E I 1 R Mi 1 888 . . 6 . i . . . . N v . s . , I , 7 ; , ( ) , 4 B J , 9 ;
B A 1 2 1 1 2 - M 1 r 2 A 2 K 0 . . . . . 88 60 C S . . . C , , II ( 9 ) , ; f , ; Burl , ; , ; , 34, 1 D R 2 2 -2 F - 2 2 . L 0 6 1 oc R D S c. 6 3 ( ) , 3 7 ; Lazari , 43 ; , . . , 5 54 ; , IV, ;
1 8 2 . . 1 0 Ricci , II , 5 ; Vas , II , 9 note
48 S . LUCIA . Arcevia . S . Medardo ( Sacristy) . Statue .
a s When in Arcevi ome years ago I noticed in the sacristy of S . Medardo
a o t . t po rly glazed s atue of S Lucia , which I then at ributed to the school of
. o a et Giovanni Giovanni himself made the medalli n of S . Luci for the G
. was the tosa She not infrequently represented in works of the Buglioni , th e o ss i h as in Cor nation lunette at the Ogni anti , and in the Nativ ty in t e
l r . Pollak ga le y, Rome
49 CANDELABARUM BEARING ANGELS AND A PREDELLA .
1 1 . . . . H 5 3 Florence S Ambrogio ( Sacristy) Two statuettes . . , m 0 . . o 54 Phot . , Private . 58 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
th e a tw o n nd According to archives , Giovanni dell Robbia made a gels a a
t a . 1 predella for the al ar of the S crament of S Ambrogio in 1 5 3 . These h a . 2 0 s on t e ngels (Fig 9 , 3 ) glazed white , are essentially repetitions of tho e
. . to altarpiece in S Medardo , Arcevia They Show the influence of Benedet o da Maiano rather than of Andrea della R bbia . They have violet linear
— F I G. 2 0 . C E BR BE R A Fw RE N E . A ROG O. G GE S . C S 9 , 3 AND LA UM A IN N L , MB I
are brows, lashes , and pupils with no distinction of irises . They set on polygonal bases inscribed ( 1 ) T REFI CIT CIBV S HIC MVNDO CORDES VT MENTES ‘ l ' ( 2 ) T P OLL VTO AVTE M IDEM INFIGIT DE NTE S T is no n c a The predella lo ger in this chur h . Obviously it served as cibo rium , and may have resembled the predella in S . Piero Maggiore .
: Document ! Copied by Mr . R . G . Mather . ] “ DX II M . J MDXIIJ Giovannj dandrea della robbia debbe bavere Giovanni dandrea
f ( iorin i) 2 larghi et V2 doro in oro per contrascripto de dare lire dua an gieli Ci ha fatti con la predella dicasette et soldi 1 0 dello altare di terra cotta dove sta havuti in piu partiti il sacramento che cosi siamo per insino adi 1 2 doctobre dacordo lui con il p (riore) 1 5 1 3 a uscita s (segnato) 1 1 0 1 Lire 7 soldi d I a C . 3 9 Lire 1 7 soldi 1 0 d
o . e o ! Archiv . di Stat , Chiesa di S Ambrogio , Libro D bitori e Credit ri ,
. 61 C. 1 1 2 1 1 . . . Anni 5 a 5 9 segnato Comp Relig Soppresse No 79 , Cod a
Bibl ’ - - L Arte 2 0 6 1 2 Doc. r . . M . C . 0 M . 1 0 C , 3 ; , 34 ; R G , XIV ( )
1 82 2 . Vas . , II , note
60 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
a l i ee S e i , Polychromatic . Gown blue, m ntle ye low l ned gr n, leev s wh te
crossing ribbons on breast white .
- c 5 4 CANDELABRUM BEARING ANGEL. Berlin . Kaiser Friedri h m 8 . H . 0 . t . 1 . Museum ( formerly) No . 33 Sta uette , 5
a . es Acquired in 1 86 1 from the Minutoli collection . White gl ze Ey
dark, irises left white .
Bibl
- - Cr. . 61 . M . 2 Tschudi . 1 C , Bode , 44 No 33 ; , No 355 ; 333
r 5 5 CANDELABRUM BEARING ANGEL . Berlin . Collection Her ‘ H t . . Adolph v on Beckrath . Statue te ,
In the collection of Herr von Beckerath in 1 895 was an unglaz ed candel abrum bearing angel which then appeared to me to be attributable to Gio
vanni della Robbia .
b K xxx 2 . . F ricz : a . . . Bbl y, J k p Beiheft, 5 No 59
5 6 e TWO CANDELABRUM BEARING ANGELS . Boston . Colle
m . 0 . 2 . . S . e . H . tion of Mr J Lindon mith Statuett s , 3
White figu res on green bases .
Bibl D R A M . , . . . , 1 2 8.
5 7 o TWO CANDELABRUM BEARING ANGELS . London . D nald ’
r H . . m . 0 . son s Galle y Statuettes . , 43
n Glazed white , on violet bases . K eeling . One has no glaze on face or h air.
5 8 TWO CANDELABRUM BEARING ANGELS . Paris . Louvre H m 8 ...... to. No 43 (old no G 747 , Statuettes , 5 Pho ,
Private .
m o a . . o s Fr m the C pana Collection Nudes unglazed R be white, collars l k and r m . sleeves g een, antle blue edged yel ow The angels neel and hold “ h n t e white bases for candles . Similar a gels occur beside the Nativity al
r i c 1 2 1 M . 2 ta e e . p of 5 in the useo Nazionale, No 5
Bibl
- M 2 . r 6 . C . C 0 . , 77 No 44 ; , 35 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 61
5 9 TWO CANDELABRUM BEARING ANGELS . Paris . Louvre, m H . 0 . 66 . o . 8 . . No 454 (old no . G . 75 , Statuettes , Phot ,
Private.
h . e From t e Campana Collection . Nudes unglazed White robes with blu
collars ; mantle blue lined green .
Bibl .
- M . . C 2 8 Cr. 0 . , 7 No 453 ; , 35
60 TWO CANDELABRUM BEARING ANGELS . Paris . Louvre, No .
H m o . . . . 60 u . . 0 . . 455 (old no G 7 , Stat ettes , 47 Ph to , Private
From the Campana Collection . The angels are glazed white . They are
n u S c . k eeling, each with both hands holding a bal ster haped candlesti k
Bibl . -M 8 . r 1 C . 2 C . . , 7 No 454 ; , 35
6 1 TWO CANDELABRUM BEARING ANGELS . Paris . Collection E m . H . 0 . 8 . M mile Gavet . Statuettes . , 3
Unglazed . Possibly originally associated with the unglazed medallion of and the Madonna Child in the Berwind collection, Newport .
Bibl
l 1 2 1 -2 1 1 M a o Nos. in S e Cot. 8 0 ol ier t G t Co . av e 1 G vet, , 97, ; , , Nos . 7
1 8. PI 8 . .
62 . . é CANDELABRUM BEARING ANGEL Paris Mus e de Cluny, 2 2 m . H . . . u . 0 . . 6 . No 797 Stat ette , 7 Photo , Leroy 9 9
n az d . S n l Nudes u gl e Tunic white with yellow leeves, ma t e blue lined
o . green , base mottled vi let
Bibl -M . 8 . 2 , ; C , No. 2 1 Du Sommerar Burl 5 73 4 4 ; Cr , 35 ; d , Cot. , No. 2 797
63 M S . S . m TWO CANDELABRU BEARING ANGEL A ato . (near L ’A . ssun Pistoia) ta. 62 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
and m o . a Large, p lychrome angels Probably Candelabrum be rers fro ’ a Giov nni s atelier.
Bibl -M . 1 1 C . 2 . 2 Cr. . Burl , 7 ; , 49 No 79 ; , 353
64 o. . CANDELABRUM BEARING ANGELS . S . Cascian S Maria m H 2 . . 6 u . . 0 . a Casavecchia Stat ettes ,
On two brackets at the entrance to the choir are tw o kneeling Candela brum bearing angels . Glazed white .
Bibl r ci 2 r oc Cas e 6 . . Ca 5 . C . , , , 354
65 B TWO CANDELA RUM BEARING ANGELS .
. n ( near) Compagnia della Madonna del Carmine alla Cano ica.
Statuettes .
es Brogi Catalogues two candelabrum bearing angels, which he describ as
m e r n bad t . s all , kn eling , b oke , and ly res ored
Bibl I 1 nn 0 . Brogi , , 5
66 D PILASTER WITH CAN ELABRUM DECORATION . Paris .
é 2 . . 80 80 . Mus e de Cluny No . 3 Photo , Leroy, 7
. o r an This pilaster ( Figs 33 , designed for the frame of a niche of l a is a a o . c ltarpiece , gl zed white ag inst a blue backgr und Its pane led surfa e is surroun ded by an egg and dart moulding and is decorated by an elabo i rifli n n s i etc. rate design which occur g , putt , a Siren , a vase , cornucopias, , s i leading up to a ba in ablaze with tongues of fire . The capital Shows G o ’ i vann i s favorite motive of the two dolphins drinking from a vase . G o ’ vanni s imagination was full of such motives as these when he made the altarpiece at Arcevia ( 1 5 1 3 ) and the font for Galatrona
Bibl - mm 2 2 r. 1 So rar C e . 2 . d 80 . C M . 2 , 73 No 4 ; , 35 ; Du , Cat , 3 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 63
— P M E . . . LA TER P R C Y FIG 33 , 34 I S . A IS, LUN US UM
67 AN D . 1 1 . THE NATIVITY , MADONNA TWO ANGELS 5 3
Bu n ll zz o so a o a . . , Mon stero ( formerly) Altarpiece
The following documents relate to an altarpiece by Giovanni della Rob
i r B n ll z zo b a o a u uo so a . , f merly in the mon stic Ch rch at Its whereabouts is no longer known . r o It rep esented the Nativity and was set above the principal altar . Up n
c ce a o d - s the a an d its orni , app rently, st o free standing figure of Virgin M ry n two A gels . t The Virgin was provided with a Cloth mantle bordered wi h lace, a veil ,
r s and a gilded crown . A figure of S . Be nardo appear to have been asso ciated with the altarpiece . i Whether it w as provided with a framework s not stated . But some c os e device it ertainly p s ssed to contain the Chalice and sacred host , for it formed part of 2 Corpus Domini .
Documents : ! Copied by Mr. Rufus G . Mather. ] “ 2 8 1 1 1 . Adi di maggio 5 3 Et adj 1 5 di decto (luglio) l 3 S 1 0 da matteo sancto ° n (ost) ro c6messo p (er) coto di messe di s gregorio decte dame 64 GIovANNI DELLA ROBBIA dequali danari ne debbo conperare una vergine Maria p (er) tener (e) in sullo altare come costuma lordine n (ost) ro l 3 S 1 0 dj Et adj vé ti sette di decto (luglio) dal padre Don H yeron imo in presé te priore dj cestello l 3 S 1 3 sono p (er) helemosina Che sua paternita fa alla Nativita Che io ho dato a Joha ( n ) nj d ella robia a far far (e) l 3 S 1 3
c Buonsollazzo a ! Ar hivio di stato , Monastero di , Libro di Entrata e Uscit ° 1 al 1 n o n 1 di Sagrestia 5 5 seg ato Compagnie S ppresse C, XVIII 5 5 ,
Entrata di Sagrestia a c .
2 1 1 8 . adj 7 di maggio 5 Ricordocome adj 1 3 di novembre passato deeti staia di grano octo a gova ( n ) nj della Robbia p (er) parte del pagamento della tavola quale dovea fare del corpus D ( omin ) j : quale grano metto qui ad entrata lire octo et soldi sedicj ct piu et mancho (piu e men o) lo potra metter (e ) anch ora el sagrestano Che verra secondo che Si o Si p tra informar (e) vende in quel tempo . perche decta tavola no An do inhan z i p (er) suo defecto unde neresta debitor (e) come appariscie al libro de ricordj a carte 9 1 8 S 1 6 dj c ! Idem a .
A D MDXII 3 . J Et adj 1 3 di septembre l 8 pagai a Johan ( n ) j dj Andrea della robia p (er) cOto dj una Vergine maria et dua angeli che lui mi ha facti p (er) tener ( e) in sullo altar (e) maggor ( e) l 8 S dj m . t a C . ! Archiv ide , Uscita di Sagres i a
MDXII 4 . J F t adj decto ( 2 2 di octobre) pagai : a gova ( n ) n i della robia l 1 0 S 1 0 p(er) coto della nativita l 1 0 S 1 0 dj Et adj 2 9 di decto (octobre) l 1 S 6 dj 1 0 pagai al detto gova ( n ) nj p (er) una ocha et altre cose che gli mandaj come appare al C0 to suo alibro de ricordj l 1 S 6 dj 1 0 E adj decto (8 di novembre) S 2 spesi in colori p (er) lo smalto dello altare della nativita l S 2 dj Et adj 2 0 di decto (novembre) conperai un paio di capponi p (er) presentar a quelli Che mi hano facto GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 65
la qual montava . l 1 4 baver (e) la gabella della capanuccia in dono ( S0 written in original) costo rono S 2 7 l 1 S 7 dj Et adj 1 8 di decto ( Dicembre) pagai a francescho di pintor (e) l sedici et soldj sedici p (er) ogn i suo resto che hav eS Si baver ( e) da me p (er) COto del colorire parte della Nativita l 1 6 s 1 6 dj C ! Idem , a .
5 . MDXIII] E t adj 2 4 di S Opradecto (Dicembre 1 5 1 3 ) l dua et S sedicj pagai p (er) il vecturale a gova ( n ) n j della robia 1 2 s 1 6 Et adj decto ( 2 4 di Dicembre 1 5 1 3 ) ho facto conto com (e) apparisce al libro de ricordi baver (e) speso in piu volte ct aldi in er e et tra colori , oro altre cose necessarie p g ( ) adornar (e) la Nativita l sette et soldj sedici et danarj ij - 1 7 s 1 6 dj 1 1 E t adj 1 5 di febraio ( 1 5 1 3 ) in braccia octo et mezo dj drappo p (er) far (e) el mantellino alla Vergine maria spesi lire diciassette l 1 7 S dj Et piu adi decto in veli p (er) decta gloriosa Vergine lire una et soldj dieci l 1 S 1 0 dj Et adj decto in Trina p (er) orlar (e) el mantellino lira una soldj sei l 1 S 6 dj Et adj 1 8 di sopradecto in oro p (er) dorar (e) la corona della Vergine so ldj cinque l s 5 dj
c. ! Idem, a
1 1 6 . 5 7 E t piu adj decto ( 1 2 di luglio) p (er) gabella dj una soma dj in v etriatj della Robia l S 6 dj 8 Et adj 2 0 di decto (luglio) in uno papero man daj a gova ( n ) nj della Robia p (er) coto dj uno S ( an ) cto Ci facto soldj undicj et danarj diecj l S 1 1 dj 1 0
! Idem , a c .
Et so radecto 2 1 1 1 ovann 7 . adj p ( di luglio 5 7) a g j della Robia lire dua p (er) conto dj lavoro hauto da luj porto el vecturale n ( ost) ro l 2 S dj Et adj 5 di decto (agosto) a domen icho dipintore p (er) colorj ha logoro in dipinger (e) el S ( an ) cto Bernardo fece far ( e) cl padre Don R aphaello p(er) se soldj nove l S 9 dj
C . ! Idem , a 66 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
1 1 8. 5 7 Et adj 1 0 di decto (agosto) p (er) vecture pagate a don philippo dj legne che mandaj al gova ( n ) nj della Robia : p (er) Coto di dua angoli che gli fo far(e) p ( e ) mettere in mezo el sac ramento lira una et soldj quatto rdicj pagaj ad luj c ontanti l 1 S 1 4 dj
c . ! Idem , a
E t ecto 1 6 sold e 9 . piu adj d ( di Octobre ) j cinquanta de ti ad Angelo di po lo p (er) Conto dj gova ( n ) nj della robia equalj 2 s 1 0 Va (n) no in conto del pagamento della tavola del S agramé to . l dj
c. ! Idem , a
1 1 1 1 0 . Adj 9 di Novembre 5 7 Et adj 2 2 di decto ( Novembre ) lire dua a Simone cerchiaio sono p( er) CO10 dj legne ha dato a go va ( n ) nj della
' robia p ( er) mio conto 1 2 S dj
! Idem . , a c .
1 6 1 1 8 1 . Adj di Maggio 5 i Ricardo come adj 1 3 di Novembre passato d cti st. 8 di grano a gov ann i della Robia come apparisce allibro de ricordj a carte 9 le quale metto hora qui ad uscita perche nolo messe prima p (er) qualche bon rispecto l 8 S 1 6 dj
C. ! Idem . , a
Bibl
' B l zz o . n so la o s i 1 6 a V . uo di Co o olo Am ti , S ; Gua ti , f gg , 7 n te
68 Z C 1 1 . NATIVITY WITH SS . STEFANO E LOREN O . . 5 3 Pes c cina (near Vaglia ) , S . Stefano . Altarpie e .
When in 1 9 1 1 I sent a photographer to Pescina to reproduce this altar
w as piece he brought me word that it no longer there . When I saw it some o years earlier it had been rem ved to a location behind the high altar, only
the predella remaining in front . Cavallucci describes the predella as ex i bi n be . hi t . a g the Virgin tween S Niccolo da Bari , S Sebastiano , S . Felicit ( o and S . Antonio Abate . In conversati n with me he added that at the end
Davan z i i Davanza i were displayed the at and the Pazz arms . The t arms
: Azure a or : Azure dol hn is are , a lion ramp nt , and the Pazzi arms , two p fi h addorsed or accompanied by four ( ve or six ) crosslets fitc y of the same .
68 GIOVAN NI DELLA ROBBIA 69 ] . ENTOMBMENT OF CHRIST . Florence . S . Salvatore a Monte
. H . 1 . m . 2 m 0 m . . 0 . 1 . 0 . Lunette , 3 , without, and 9 with finial ; W , 5
o . Ph to , Brogi , 9373 .
v o f c O er the north door ( interior) the little hurch of S . Salvatore, for
. i o . s th o merly S Francesc , on the hill of S Miniato , a lunette of e Ent mb ’ n R bbi e . o a s m t ( Fig one of Giovanni della most characteristic works .
c e was c This chur h , much admired by Michelang lo , built by the archite t a Il r Simone del Poll iuolo, known as C onaca , through funds supplied by Cas
d i uaratesi c tello di Piero di Bernardo Neri Q , a wealthy friend of the Medi i .
a uaratesi e f o i re e C stello Q had h ld high o ficial p s tion in Flo nce , having b en
— F C V TO F E . RE. E B . R E S S I G. TH E TO E T 35 . N M M N LO N , AL A
1 1 1 Prior in 1 42 8 and both Prior and Gonfaloniere in 44 and 447 . Late ’ in life he became a benefactor of the monastery of S . Francesco dell os
serv anza. 1 6 was In 4 5 he enlarged the Cloister , but little done for the 1 1 1 0 c Church until 487 . By 493 the walls were ready and in 5 4 the Chur h ’ was 1 0 8 1 0 é dedicated . In 5 Castello died and in 5 9 the Universit dell Arte
dei Mercatanti , to whose Charge he had left the building of the Church , set m up an inscription on the triumphal arch of the church , In me oria di GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 69
fi Castello Quaratesi edi catore di detta Chiesa . The lunette of the Entomb ment bears his coat of arms painted on two Shields held by two putti seated on either side of the flaming vase , a motive used by Benedetto da Maiano ’ 1 on the Porta dell Udienza of the Palazzo Vecchio in 1 476 to 1 48 . The uaratesi : Or az ure d ar ent Q arms , a Chief charge with an eagle g , painted ff on the Shields are now almost e aced .
The group in the lunette consists of seven figures about the dead Christ. o f a These are from left to right Joseph Arim thaea , two Maries , the Mater
. an . Dolorosa , S Giov ni , the Maddalena, and Nicodemus From the eyes is of every one tears are falling , but there no evidence of emotion as in ’ Donatello s s represen tation of the same subject . The figures are coloured with oil paint, not glazed .
Bibl
B K 2 1 1 - - F . hr 2 8 2 2 Fl B 2 1 . l J a 0 ild . h . , f , VIII ; . , 3 9 33 ;
1 8- 2 D 2 B r kh 8 F 0 0 8 . 1 a c . r. 2 2 ab enkm . 8 C 9 ; , 9 , Taf ; , 435 ; , 39 , 3 ;
ri z K 1 1 c No . e m l r J k. e . l . . . e ! G . l y, p , XXX B ih , 34 3 ; y u , V
. 1 1 A b 1 ron 2 V a . C b . 8 aeo S s. , ; , 4 , 5 3 ; , IV , 44
7 0 THE ENTOMBMENT OF CHRIST . Faenza . Museo Pasolini
( formerly in) .
Mala ola b Cris to morto g mentions amongst the Rob ia works at Faenza , a ro le M arie o o f r t f , comp sed figures of two Ma ies suppor ing the sorrowing
. e Virgin , another Mary, S Giovanni , Nicodemus , Joseph of Arimatha a , and the dead Christ extended on a richly decorated sarcophagus , the front of
o which displays an escutcheon , with the letter G in G thic Characters , set M within a garland . Delange mentions a similar monument dated CCCC
LXXXVI .
Bibl . ‘ ’
u 1 A i ol I s or 2 8 1 1 . 1 end ce l t . Arg ani , 7 note 5 ; Delange , pp , 5 ; Frati , No
Co a iolo 1 Mala ola 1 0 6 Guasti , f gg , 54 ; g , 3 , 4 4
7 1 1 1 LAMENTATION OVER THE DEAD BODY OF CHRIST . 5 4
1 1 . N H 2 . 1 m . O . 6 . . . . 5 5 Florence Museo Nazionale, 4 Altarpiece , g ; m A i 2 . l nari 2 W . os . , 5 Phot , , 75 ; Brogi , 9474
n V ia Oricellari In the Via della Scala , at the cor er of the degli , is a “ ” building labelled Pia Casa di Patronato pei minorenni corrigendi . Here formerly stood a hospital for foundlings established in 1 3 1 3 by Cione di o ofli cial the Lap di Gherardo Pollini , a high in Arte della Lana . After the S iege of Florence in 1 52 9 the hospital came under the care of the Augus 70 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
1 6 tinian nuns of S . Martino dalle Panche , and in 53 became amalgamated with the Innocenti Hospital . The nuns, however, continued to occupy a por t t tion of the building until their suppression in 1 868 . At hat time his altarpiece ( Fig . which stood in a chapel in the garden of the mon
aster was to o . y, transferred the Museo Nazi nale Some indication of the history of the altarpiece is contained on its pre della . On either Side of t—he central relief of the Annunciation are the bam bini in swaddling clothes inferior by far to the bambini o f th e Innocenti ’ n the Hospital made not so many years earlier by Giova ni s father . At
the o r . ends of predella are c ats of a ms , ordinarily indicative of the donors
: ar en t ules o At the dexter end are the Accolti arms Barry g and g , a b rdure ’ z u i hat ul Th a re e or. a es . e Charged w th eight stoiles C rdinal s above , g Car ’ dinal s hat refers us undoubtedly to Pietro de Benedetto Accolti who w as A a b c 1 0 1 1 0 . S we en made a Cardin l y Julius II on Mar h , 5 have docum tary ev 1den a was 1 1 an d 1 c ce that this alt rpiece made in 5 4 I 5 5 , the arms annot
the refer to only other Cardinal of the Accolti family, Benedetto di Michele , 1 2 as who did not receive his appointment until 5 7 . Pietro w a near relative a the of Bernardo Accolti , prior of the mon stery at time when the altarpiece o was made, and a p et much favored by Leo X , during whose Papacy many commissions fell to the lot of Giovanni della Robbia . At the Sinister end r : Azure or of the predella are the Pollini a ms , three mill wheels , two and one a , separated by a fess of the same charged with ladder of three rungs ule h s a . g s . The ladder in this case was omitted or a been worn aw y The descendant of the founder here indicated was probably Niccolo di Cione a 1 1 di Niccolo , one of the twelve who ruled the Arte della Lan from 5 5 to 1 2 8 5 , or possibly his brother Girolamo who served as Gonfaloniere di Com 2 paguia in 1 5 1 . On the predella is set a frame exhibiting between rope and egg and dart a mouldings , blue vases with S Shaped handles from which rise ag inst a a e the white background garl nds of fruit and flowers, me ting at top in a c medallion containing a white dove . The bun hes are rectangular , the fruit for i the most part form ng triplex compositions crossed by white flowers . The bunches are separated from each other and fastened together by rec tilinear , transverse ribbons . The central relief represents the P ieté or Lamentation over the Dead
To . Body of Christ and consists of four figures . the left is S Giovanni on his his knees , with right hand upholding the Shoulders of the dead Christ.
is a He is Clad in green tunic edged with yellow , over which light blue l H i . s mantle lined ye low eyes have yellow irises , but violet brows , lashes an d pupils . The Madonna wears over a brownish tunic a violet cloak lined with green and fastened with a cherub brooch . Over her knees is the dead C ff but x hrist, not so sti as at Moulins and at Berlin , somewhat rela ed as in GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
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h ’ d o . e Mic elangel s Pieta in S Peters . The Maddal na in light blue e ged yel h l ow . t e , with a mantle of green lined yellow kneels to the right In back is n a ground represe ted wooden cross crudely grained , bearing the crown o f t n c tabella onsato ' I : N R ' : J esus hor s , apped by a inscribed I for N azarenus R ex J udae orum r n , which in turn is su mou ted by the Pelican o o feeding her y ung from her blo d , a symbol of the atonement ( Evans , An m l m li i a S bo sm . o s y , p Ab ve the transverse portion of the cro s sun b e an d b an d are the and moon ; elow , angels in gre n yellow ro es with Sk polychromatic wings , bearing a spear and a sponge . The garish y is a brutal attempt to render the atmospheric disturban ces which attended the i crucifixion . Below is an extensive landscape in which we may detect n on o th e the distance Jerusalem , horsemen a plain , the empty cr sses , empty
s and . epulchre , trees , with strange disregard of the laws of perspective i was Giovann certainly not a great painter .
: . Documents ! Copied by Mr Rufus G . Mather . ]
MDXIII I 1 .
° Giovanni dandrea della robia M (maestro ) di lavorare ’ fi di terra e di rilievo de avere or. dodici larghi doro in oro sono perlla monta duna piata e altre fighure e un festone intorno di terra chotta bene ismaltate cholorite ellavorate nel modo efforma fumo dachordo chon detto Giovanni e nel modo efforma del disegno di dette e Chosi Ci promesse dachoro dar !fate dette flighure per detto preg ( i ) o per in sino per tutto il mese dagho sto 1 5 1 4 le quale fighure ’ S anno a mettere nello rtto di questo ispedale in uno taber h lo nac o o o C . 1 1 2 nuovamente fatt levat dal giornale segnato m , lire 84 S d
e : ! Archivio della Sp dale degli Innocenti Scala di Firenze , Serie III , num . 6 . 1 1 2 6 0 al . C. 3 Libro di Debitori e creditori , Segnato M , dal 5 9 5
Note . The few archives that remain of the Hospital established by
Cione Pollini are now preserved with those of the Innocenti Hospital .
MDX III 2 . J Giovanni dandrea della robia di Chontro cle dare fiorin i quatro doro in oro larghi e soldi quatro piccholi
n 1 1 levati dal giorn ale seg ato m C . 3 l 2 8 s 4 d E dde dare addi xv di settenbre I 5 1 6 lire nove et soldi diec i per lui e di sua volonta a bernardo chapon i per una promessa fattagli per il detto giovanni della robia porto GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 73
° bem ardo di L ( Lorenzo) Chappon i chonttro 1 1 levati dal giornale segnato m C . 60 l 9 S 0 d E dde dare addi x v di settenbre 1 5 1 5 lire sedici porto giovanni detto di chontro per parte della Chagion e di chontro Cam (erario) L ( orenzo ) l 1 6 s d E dde dare adi xij di dicembre 1 5 1 5 i fiorin uno doro in oro porto G . detto h m c on tr c . 6 S di t o Ca . L (orenzo ) l 7 (1 E de dare adi xv di dicé bre lire sei soldi cinque per ogni resto delle fighure aute da luj per il tabern acholo d llorto e c . 6 Cam . L (orenzo) l 6 s 5 d E de dare adi per insino primo di dicenbre lire dicassette soldi uno porto giov annj detto di chontro per ogn i resto delle dette fighure del ta bernacholo dello rto per ora Si disse in questa partita per resto
L (orenzo) c . 4 l 1 7 S 1 d l 84 s 0 dj o c ! Idem, .
Bibl B K 1 2 2 -2 2 1 Fl B l F 8 r 2 0 i l . . . dh . J oh b. . , f , , 4 ; VIII ; , 333 ;
2 1 - M 1 on iu l 2 - 2 1 N . i cc s c . 0 0 . 1 2 6 O 6 a o 0 C . C ; Burl , , 7 ; , III , 9 95 , 477 -2 D R A 1 1 8 . r. 2 2 8 M . . 8 . . C S . V . C 47 ; , Accolti , Pollini ; , 3 39 , 3 ; , , 9 ,
2 - B u 1 2 . . 1 1 i r H . 1 2 M l . a . Fig 49 ; R , 3 ; Pogg , g , XXVIII , 9 note 4 R D -2 F 2 - 1 . R 2 6 60 S e. L , . . , 4 47 ; , IV , 5 7 , ; Richa , III , 3 7 35 ; 1 6 - 1 C 8 . 6 66 . . 0 Rosselli , II , 79 ; Supino , 45 No 4 ; Vaughan , 4
7 2 BOS LAMENTATION OVER THE DEAD BODY OF CHRIST .
M r H s. . . m ton . o . . z . o C llection of John L Gardner Altarpiece , 4 m W 1 6o . . . . . , . . Photo , T E Marr, Boston
R . e ev . This altarpiece ( Fig 37 ) was formerly in the coll ction of the Dr .
. w as as Nevin , Rome It probably made for a country Dominican Church , o we may infer from the half figures of S . Antonio Abate ( a fav rite with i rust CS . a ) and S Domenico in the predella . Between them is an elong ted tabella ansata inscribed 1 O VOS OMNES QVI b TRA ( N ) S ITI S PER VIAM> ATEND ( I ) TE ET v VIDETE S I E S T v DOLOR SIMILIS v SIGUT DOLOR
MEVS .
76 GIOVANN I DELLA ROBBIA
— ' F 8 L N w YORK BON A E N TURA S . I G. 3 . AME TATION . N E , V
74 PIETA OR LAMENTATION OVER THE DEAD BODY OF
- c 1 1 2 CHRIST . Berlin . Kaiser Friedri h Museum No . (I ,
m . m 2 . H 1 . l . . 0 . . o W Statues . , of Madonna , ; , of group 3 Photo ,
Private .
1 88 This group ( Fig . acquired by the Museum in 7 from the owner w as Ca of a Villa near Florence , originally in the Monastery of the p
z puccini . The figures are not gla ed but painted in oil . The Madonna hold ing across her knees the stiff body of Christ recalls the group at Moulins
n . a d enables us to restore the full composition of that group In type , how
r . are eve , neither the Madonna , the S Giovanni nor the Maddalena Closely ’ enough related to Giovanni s works to he certainly attributed to his own hand . When the group stood in the church of the Cappuccini we may well believe from analogy of the group at Moulins that it stood on a pre MI NE O S etc . della inscribed O VOS , — F IG. L E T T BER M . . S E 39 AM N A ION LIN , U UM . Bibl
B h - . J a r. 2 1 2 2 I P . D 2 2 l /2 . t . n m 80 8 al e . , VIII 7 3 ; , 95 ; , ; Taf ; F l Bil h 2 1 z d . . F P r 2 F r . i t. S e. 1 I. 8 C . 2 ab c , 33 , Fig 75 ; , 9 7 , 4 ; , 39 , 3 7 ; y, J ohn B i 2 2 -2 M r chot miill r h . S t e e e tens . , XXX , 3 ; , I , No 35 ;
1 . 1 1 2 S . 1 2 . 1 49 , Abb ; , 4 , Abb 5 5 .
7 5 LAMENTATION OVER THE DEAD BODY OF CHRIST . Lon
- . 8882 1 862 . r . don . Victoria and Albert Museum , No G oup of statues
Photo . , Museum .
r - F om the Gigli Campana collection , a composition , as at Moulins and in the Berlin Museum consisting of the Madonna bearing across her knees the
— F A E I L L R BERT M . G. o. E T T O V C T 4 AM N A ION . OND N , I O IA AND L US UM
ff r r his sti body of Ch ist, with S . Giovanni suppo ting head and the Madda hi lena s feet ( Fig . Unglazed and unpainted . The types appear to be ’ r is Giovanni s although mo e animated than usual . A new motive found ’ r in the Madonna s raising the lifeless hand of the Ch ist . Bibl
B z . J ohr 2 1 F B h F 1 b. l . il . 0 l S d . e. , , VIII 9 ; , 33 ; , 99 ; Fab
i z r c k K . J . . . 1 y, . p. , XXX 45 No 73 78 GIOVANN I DELLA ROBBIA
7 6 AL . THE KNEELING MADD ENA . London Victoria and Albert m H . 0 . Museum . Statue . . , 95
Almost a replica of the Maddalena in the unglazed P ieté in the same
museum .
Bibl F bricz F 1 1 0 . a B F 1 l . 5 a o . l Bil li d . , . , 33 ; , 99 ; R binson , 9 , No 4499 ; y
K . 1 . I . k. . . p , XXX 45 No 74
7 7 LAMENTATION OVER DEAD CHRIST . Fiesole . La Doccia
( Villa Cannon) .
In 1 4 1 4 Niccolo Davanzati erected below Fiesole a retreat for Fra Fran for was cesco da Scarlino , who in turn raised the funds the church which
. c 8 r . 1 6 dedicated to S . Michele Ar angelo In 4 the F ati Minori Osservanti s and came into pos ession , established a monastery chapel in the wooded i 1 estate and retained control until their suppression n 80 8. The monas tery is now the Villa Cannon . On the road leading to the monastery was once an altarpiece represent
n . 1 86 ing the Lamentatio over the dead Christ It is now gone , but in 9 s e D . Maceio described it a repres nting the Virgin Mary seated by the cross
r . r ca rying on her lap the dead Christ between S F ancesco and S . Michele r h A cangelo . This description suggests a composition like t at in the Monte al r doglio Chapel at La Verna or at S . Salvatore Monte, pe haps of Simpler I Character . ts present whereabouts is not known .
Bibl
- - . 1 1 r i 1 1 1 1 1 2 M 2 . 1 e 0 . Ca occ C . Burl , 4 ; , I , ; , 33 No 77 ; Mac io , 3
78 LAMENTATION OVER THE DEAD BODY OF CHRIST . La H n a . m . Ver a . Monastery . Cappella Montedoglio . Alt rpiece . , 3 ; m Alin ari 2 a . 2 8 . W . 1 . s 6 , 5 Photo , , 9 5 ; Agostini , 57
In the loggia between the Chiesa Maggiore and the Stimate is found the n a P Cappella Montedoglio k own also s the Cappella della ieté . The chapel was begun by Conte Francesco Montedoglio in honour of h is patron Saint 1 2 h S . Francesco in 53 and completed after his death by is wife Alessandra .
r P i a It is ado ned with the altar of the eté. or L mentation over the Dead
Body of Christ ( Fig . n The central group of S . Giovanni , the Madon a , the Dead Christ , and ’ are R b i the Maddalena almost a replica of Giovanni della o b a s P ieté. of the
1 1 . 6 . f year 5 4 now in the Museo Nazionale , No 4 The body o Christ is
80 GIOV ANNI DELLA ROBBIA
Annun n an d . Annu ciation, the Nativity , the Adoration of the Magi The ’ ciation is manifestly influenced by Benedetto da Maiano s composition in r li Monto veto . the chu ch of , Naples Bibl - 8 1 . r . 8 M . S c. M . 60 C M 2 6 . 2 6 C a 6 Beni , 3 ; , 5 No 3 ; , 35 ; , g , 93 , 97 ;
R H 2 - - D R 2 F l M n 1 R . c . . 2 h i 1 . S . . 8 88 enc eri 0 6 . , 7 ; , 7 , 34 3 ; , , 47 ; IV,
60 . 1 8. Vas , II , 9
7 9 s . . LA MADDALENA . Boston . Mu eum of Fine Arts Half figure
H m . . 0 . . . , 35 Photo , Private
This was once part of a statuette of the Maddalena like that which Ag nolo di Polo made in 1 495 for the Ospedale della Morte at Pistoia ; but less Verrochiesque and almost certainly from the hand o f Giovanni
r bo x . della Robbia ( Fig . She once car ied a of ointment This has
now broken away and only the book remains . Both symbols are bo rne
r . e the by La Maddalena in the Pulci Chapel alta piece in S Croce , but her is r type less gracious , mo e akin to the Maddalena in the Entombment lun
— F 1 L M G. 2 . A E B S M E . T S r 4 ADDAL NA O ON , U UM o FINE ARTS GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 8 1
i l l n . S a was e t h ette S a vatore Monte. Like the latter it unglaz d , al houg ori im ll th e g y it may have received a coating of oil paint . It came to h Museum from the collection of t e late Charles C . Perkins .
Bibl M . D R A 1 . . 1 2 0 . , . , Fig 5 .
80 n . LA MADDALENA . London . Victoria a d Albert Museum
Bust . Photo . , Thompson .
Unglazed bust . Similar to the unglazed La Maddalena in half figure in
Boston Museum of Fine Arts .
81 r s S . MARIA MADDALENA . Paris , Heilbronner Galle ie . Statu m m . H . . 8 . . o . o . 0 W ette , 4 ; , s
z . un Nudes ungla ed Tunic green , , with neck border and Sleeve bands glazed , girdle blue ; mantle brown lined yellow . She holds a box in her
n . left ha d , her right is against her breast
82 1 1 P o ib n . o THE IMMACULATE VIRGIN AND SAINTS 5 4. gg
m 2 . 6 2 . m c H . . . . r . s . . W Si (nea ) . S Lucche e Altarpie e , 3 3 ; , 5 Photo , 1 8 Lombardi , 77 .
This altarpiece ( Fig. 43 ) in a church named S . Lucchese near Poggi
bo n si e . r . d , in gen ral construction follows that at S Medardo , A cevia It issue ’ from Giovanni della R obbia s studio one year later . The predella indicates that it w as presented by Daddo di Tommaso di and his Riccobaldi Simone Calcagni wife Tommasa di Gabriele , since at the
r n : Ar en t az ur e col dexte end are the Calcag i arms g , a hound salient, , l ared ul es R iccobaldi r : Vert l g , and at the Sinister end the a ms , three estoi es
or 2 1 . e , and , divided by a fess of the same Daddo Calcagni was marri d to
R ic l i in 1 Tommasa coba d the year 50 3 . Besides the coats of arms the
r r 1 . r e p edella has reliefs rep esenting ( ) S F anc sco receiving the stigmata , ff ’ 2 . r ) S Bonaventu a with sta and book, cardinal s hat and mantle adorned
h . o with cherub eads , ( 3 ) the Annunciation , (4 ) S L dovico da Tolosa , with
ff r - - l s i sta and book , in a mantle adorned with fleu s de y , and S . Anton o of Padua preaching to the fishes . These saints were specially cherished by th e Osservanti . The figured decoration of the altarpiece relates to the Immaculate Con
ti n i r ce o . s . e h p of the Virgin In the central niche S Anna , ob d in brownis r the violet , with mantle of blue lined g een , presenting immaculate infant — P L F TH I TE C CEPT . G B S S . ES E IG . E C CC . . 43 M MA ULA ON ION OG I ON I , U H
84 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA and TOTA P VLCRA ES AMICA
' L MEA ET MACV A NO ( N ) EST IN TE ( Song of Solomon, IV, In the lu—nette framed by cherubs is represented the last of the glorious mysteries the Coronation of the Virgin . God the Father, in violet brown w ith mantle of blue lined green places a golden crown on the head of the Virgin who is robed in brownish violet with a mantle of pure white lined sur with green . Above the lunette is a blue vase filled with fruit . The rounding background consists o f the Robbia tile pattern beneath loops of a mustard yellow curtain here set upside down .
Bibl
- A A 2 1 o 6 B K 1 2 S . B . J . , 95 9 ; . , f. , 9 , 5 ; . . , II , Note ; Br gi ,
- - R 2 1 M r 2 M . H I 2 2 1 8 . . . nv 0 . 2 . 2 C . C 4 4 ; , 44 No 3 ; , 35 ; , , 4 ; Del Mig i 1 1 1 P rioristé l r M M li c . . o be . e e S . . a a a , in Bibl g Cl ss XXVI , Cod 3 , c 39 ; Ri fi l . c 1 8 . do S V . Vas. , Cal agni ; , II , 9
83 S . ANNA HOLDING THE MADONNA AND CHILD . Berlin .
- - m 1 H . . . . . 0 . Kaiser Friedrich Museum , old No 34 Statuette , 47
This polychromatic statuette w as acquired in 1 82 8 from the B ertholdi ’ h ttmii l r n collection and is not mentioned in Fraulein S c o l e s catalogue . An a is wears a violet mantle edged with yellow . On her lap seated the Madonna in violet robe edged yellow and mantle of blue lined green . The nude Child is seated on a yellow cushion . Nudes unglazed .
Bibl
T i - M k d s h d . 1 2 2 62 r i c u 6 . c C . C e Bo e and , 44 No 34 ; , No . 3 ; , 333 ; T
r . 62 8 8 1 Ge hard , No ; Tieck , .
l 84 CHERUB HOLDING TAMBOURINE . Florence . Galleria Buon
. H . m . c . A i i . l nar . 0 . o . arroti Statuette , s Photo , , 3 537
This musical cherub (Fig . 44 ) may have been design ed for the summit of some altarpiece and could have occupied a po sition Similar to that of th e
. in flute playing putto at S Lucchese near Poggibonsi , or possibly it was an u tended as independent genre fig re , in which case he could have been seated more comfortably than on the console now used for this pu rpose in the museum . His eyes have linear black upper lashes and large pupils with no irises . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 85
— F IG. . F B RROT . M S C C ER B . LORE CE G ER 44 U I AL H U N , ALL IA UONA I
85 s . TWO GARLAND BEARING PUTTI . Lucca . Mu eo Civico
- m lin i 2 . . H . A r 8 1 8 6 o 6o . s a 6 Statuettes . , Photo , , 3 3
6 These two seated putti ( Figs . 45 , 4 ) were long conserved in a building as belonging to the Dominican monastery at Lucca . which was used a store r o n house for the archives of the Notaries . They we e p ssibly desig ed to s decorate the top of some large altarpiece . They are not reclining a in the
. o . case of the ciborium in SS Ap stoli or the lavabo in S Maria Novella , but s t b r i ea ed back to ack , p obably on e ther Side of a vase as on the lunette of h t e ar . o . alt piece at S Lucchese , Poggib nsi
ffl irisless They Show ru ed and flat golden hair , the eyes and rings of fat ’ on legs and arms , Signs of Giovanni s modelling . The altarpiece for which t his hese were designed must have been one of masterpieces .
- M 2 1 1 . 6 . 6 1 . 6 . C . S . Burl , 7 , , 3 No 95 ; , 43 , Abb 3
86 1 1 . MADONNA DELLA CINTOLA AND SAINTS . C. 5 4 . S Gio
z H m . . . 2 8 . vanni Valdarno Oratorio della Madonna della Gra ie , . 5 ; W z m Alin ri 8 1 . . 8o . . a . , Photo , , 9 4
1 8 Over the entrance door of the Oratorio delle Madonna , founded in 4 4 is 1 1 an Assumption by Giovanni della Robbia , which dates from about 5 4 86 GIOVAN NI DELLA ROBBIA
— M E C V C . F 6 R BEARI P TT . L CC S 1 G. . G 45 , 4 A LAND NG U I U A , U O I I O
w as ( Fig . It probably the joint gift of Bartolommeo di ROSSO Buon delmon ti and of Jacopo Salviati . At the dexter end of the predella are the
B n e m n i : azure ur en t uo d l o t arms , here displayed Per fess ( in chief ) , and g
ul es az ure. ( in base) , a cross g on a mount of Six tops The Salviati arms i : Ar en t e bret sse ul es . at the sinister end of the frame are g , b ndy g Both ’ r r Bartolommeo and Jacopo were relatives of the Pope . Afte Leo s t ium N 1 1 c r o c ov . 0 to phal ent y int Floren e , 3 , 5 5 Ja opo Salviati had the right h r display in his arm s a Medici p—alla and t e letters L X . The est of the predella is filled with grotteschi the same composition repeated five times ’ z n r oi the pattern used in the f rie e of Giova ni s alta piece at S . Lucchese near
Poggibonsi . or is e is In a recess niche the Madonna s en in a rayed mandorla , which
s r uppo ted by four angels or archangels Clad in blue , green , violet and yel
o w z l and with polychromatic wings (the colours hori ontally striated ) . She
i a is robed in l lac with a mantle of pure white lined green , and wears a l rge
k o v b n a ec . e a d . cross h nging from her n Cherubim ab e , low , at either Side
a n sarco ha Below her in a landscape , partly pl stic , chiefly painted o ly, is a p us fil g panelled blue with yellow rosettes and led with lilies and roses . In
fr . s r ont of it on their knees are S Giovanni Batti ta , pat on saint of the town , r in yellow haircloth and violet lined g een mantle , S . Tommaso robed in
a z green with Violet mantle , waiting the descent of the girdle , and S . Loren o , n patronymic saint of the then reig ing Lorenzo di Medici , in diaconal robe o of green elab rately ornamented with palmette and scrolls , holding a book
n z i a d . . s a a green palm branch Near S Loren o black gridiron . am its The fr e of the niche , on inner face , displays at the top the out
88 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA is Similarly constructed with egg and da rt and guilloche mouldings enclos ing garlands of triplex bunches of fruit and flowers separated by transverse ribbons and rising from blue vases . Against a blue Sky appears a yellow
mandorla or gloria radiata f rom which the Madonna has been abstracted .
s r m . . She could be re tored , however, f o the lunette at S Giovanni Here
also at the top and base of the mandorla is a Cherub head , and between them four V errocchian supporting angels with horizontally striated wings and ’
r . ga ments of blue , green , yellow and violet Evidently from Giovanni s 1 1 atelier about 5 4. Bibl A A 1 62 1 F ri z . S . ab c . Cr. 6 , 33 ; y, , III ; Springer, III , 7 ,
8 . Fig. 3
88 MADONNA DELLA CINTOLA . Volterra . Seminario a S . An
. . . 1 0 . drea in Postierla Fragment of altarpiece Photo , Brogi , 3 45
m 8 These almost unnoticed frag ents ( Fig . 4 ) are from an altarpiece said
h r to have been presented to the monastic Churc of S . And ea by some de scendan t of Guelfuccino Mannucci of Volterra who w as a great ben efac
to r o f 1 1 as is this Olivetan monastery in the year 4 7 , recorded on a tablet n i beneath his po rtrait i the sacristy of the church . Beneath the relief s a
m c a i : Ar en t edallion ont ining the Mannucci (or possibly the Pulc ) arms g ,
ul es three pallets g . The central composition should be restored after comparison with the
altarpiece at S . Giovanni Valdarno by the addition to the foregroun d of
two kneeling Saints , possibly S . Andrea and the patronymic saint of the
r . A i n S . G ova donor , a landscape background and an app opriate frame at S u i e Valdarno the supporting angels are rob d in blue , green , violet and yel ’ is o Rob low ; the Virgin s mantle however , not pure white but c vered with n bia pavement patter . S . Tommaso , robed in blue edged yellow with a e mantl of violet lined green , recalls in type the archangel Gabriele in the h r . t e Annunciation of the Casa Sorbi , Flo ence Faces and hands of all
z r figures are ungla ed . The white sa cophagus is panelled in blue and deco r rated with yellow osettes . Bibl
C . S . V . M R H R i 8 1 V . . . 1 e ett ol , Mannucci , Pulci ; , , 97 ; p , V , 9 ; Ricci ,
terra 1 1 . , 43 , 45
89 Y A h THE ASSUMPTION OR THE MADONNA IN GLOR . s A brid s e . . . W bridge Park , p g House Lord Brownlow Lunette . , m 1 8 . . r. . 5 Photo , The Connoisseu
This lunette represents the Madonna in a mandorla radiata of mustard h yellow . Two c erubs only , one above , one below . Two supporting angels . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
— V A M O TERR RE . FI O C TO S . G. 8. E . 4 AD NNA D LLA IN LA L A, ND A 96 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
All figures are white against blue background . The angels may have been the cast from the same mould as those at S . Giovanni Valdarno, but Ma ff the donna is di erent , more like Madonna in Glory of the Campo Santo at an d is i Pisa . She Sits with folded hands on a throne of clouds not lett ng
is . . down a girdle . There no S Tommaso below The frame consists of pendent garlands of fru it and flowers arranged in is r a series of contiguous , triplex bunches . At the top a coat of arms , qua
r d 1 ul es ar ent 2 ar en t te e ( ) and (4 ) vairy , g and g , ( ) and ( 3 ) g , a rod bend t 1 o azure. . . . r wise, or beribb ned Mr R G Mathe writes hat ( ) and (4) may h o be the arms of t e Tori family of Siena ( Blas ne Senese , III ,
Bibl
R H 1 . r The Connoisseur M . . G egory, , XIII 4, 7 ; , 97
0 . o 9 1 1 . THE TEMPTATION OF ADAM . 5 5 Baltimore C llection
m W . 0 . H . 2 . a i . of Mr . Henry Walters . Rectangular ltarp ece , 7 ; ,
m . . 2 0 8 . . Photo , Private
h h . t e In 1 884 t is altarpiece ( Fig 49 ) was in hands of a Florentine dealer, L th e . e Angelo Capelli , in Via Borgo Ognissanti Then it figured in the M r D 2 . ec . 1 0 long collection , Paris , until 9 when it was purchased by Wal i as in . ts ters What history may be is unknown , except SO much may be s ferred from the monument itself . The inscription suggest a change of purpose . We may presume that it was originally intended to bear only th e trivial rhyme ADAM P RI MV S HOMO DA( M ) NAVIT S ECMVL A
sic but as was trium ( ) POMO , , an afterthought , made a memorial of the phal entry of the Medici Pope Leo X into Florence and the inscription ad r ded in anothe hand , 1 LEO > X5 PON (TIFEX ) > MAX ( I MV S ) > INGRE S ( S ) VS P EST 5 FLOR E NTIA( M ) P XXX b D ( IE ) " a We note that Leo X is written Leo X ( for Decimus) , and th t the final w as word probably intended for DIE , here represented by the letter D con b r a taining the letter P . It may e recalled that the t iumph l entry of Leo X t r 1 1 o in o Florence occu red on the 3oth day of November 5 5 . Unf rtunately
ffi space was insu cient for the date in full . ll een n The prede a appears to have b desig ed after the Change in purpose , th e for it contains , in centre , the Papal tiara and a gold and Silver key above Or azure five ul es a Shield containing the Medici arms , , Six balls , one , g , in
r the B uondelmonti Azure o le ; at dexter end is the stemma ; , a mount
or ul es th e r of Six tops surmounted by a cross g ; at siniste , the Salviati : Ar en t bretisse ules h are stemma g , bendy g , in c ief . the letters L and X ules azure g between a palla , a badge of honour presented to Jacopo Salviati
92 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
Ot who was then Gonfaloniere . Similar honours are found on the Spina, Bartolom tav ian i and other arms . The two donors appear to have been
meo B uondelmonti and Jacopo Salviati . Bartolommeo di ROSSO Buondelmonti married Alessandra daughter of ’ ’ Guglielmo de P azz i and of Bianca di Piero de Medici in 1 483 and in 1 489 ’ paid Andrea della Robbia for a lunette now in the Museo dell Opera del
Duomo . The Salviati here indicated was probably Jacopo Salviati whose ’ ’ e M dici mother Lucrezia d e was the Pope s Sister, and who himself was the
H is n w recipient of many favors from the Pope . so Giovanni as made a 1 cardinal in 1 5 3 . The central composition of Adam and Eve in the Garden may have been ’ inspired by Albrecht Diirer s well known print of 1 50 4 which was copied in 1 2 Th 1 1 0 1 . Italy by Marcantonio in 5 or 5 e introduction of a white dove , su green parrot , yellowish squirrel , and dark coloured owl and blackbird g
th . gest e compositions of Giovanni della Robbia The Eve , with yellow h as n is air is quite Giovanni might have desig ed her , but the Adam more advanced in modelling and his head more Classic in type than we Should n l . e co have expected His right arm appears to be moder . His ey s are r i ff ou ed . s in violet , the irises being left white He very di erent in type h n from t e Adam which Giovanni desig ed for the Certosa . The female h ead of the serpent is however essentially the same in both cases .
The mouldings , pilasters , and decorations of the predella may be paral ’ leled in Giovanni s works . The frame of the central relief appears un
ln finished . Originally, as the Casa Sorbi relief , it probably had at the top o a frieze corresp nding to that of the Sides . These are composed in alter nately long and Short panels decorated with bunches of fruit dos-a-dos or ’ with yellow rosettes on blue ground , a reflection of Andrea s composition in th e vault of the Cathedral porch at Pistoia The yellow outlines ’ o f the—frame are also Characteristic of Giovanni s atelier . N T The date No v . 0 1 1 V u han Rosc a h r i O E 3 , 5 5 giv en by a g , oe nd o t e s s the date usually r the trium hal entr o f Leo in Fl r c M r i n fo t o en . R v e o e . u us G. Mather g p y X f , en me th o llo in uotation rom ar rin i in however, s ds e f w g q f a B be M s. th e V atican which D c 1 1 1 The citati n i int re i l i i he date as e . . o s e st n as e a n n h ow a l i gives t 3 , 5 5 g xp g S a v ati came to hav e th e Medici alla and the letters L an d in h is coat o f arm p X s. in N M m l t F o nd arber Lat . 2 o i Bib . V a . o B o , . o 50 0 . e r e per la S to ria F iorentina IV Anon imo . p . . “ A i Dice m n r fir z 1 1 . dd 1 bre e t o in en e P a a Leone con 1 8 Card in li 5 5 3 ( ) ( ) p ( a) , e mo lti P rincipi secolari e ecclesiastici con tutta la co rte di R oma p ( er) la P o rta a P Gattolini con om a e honore an a M S . . p p , , do S . . del fi ore C S i ritir0 , i n M ll i r i ll a h abitaz o e a S . N ove a e l te z iorn S arti er l n r a a su . ; t o g o p p ( ) Bo og a p ( e ) ricev r R di ra n ci h i r i i e e il e f ( ) a c e v en va p ( e ) renderli ob d enz a. E il 2 2 d ( ett) o torno
fire n z t il i rn di N t l n o l M ss in M d fio r u o o a a e a t . l a ( ) e e g c a e a S . e e e dette la s a Arme al Go n alon iere e 10 ec o n e P la in a li i cce ri lli S i f f e C t a t o , e nco suo su sso , et a g ( no ) ri P rio r d tte una all d ll u Arm n ii i l i e p a e a s a e, e co cesse priveleg de Cont P a atini a tutti li P od sté i fir n z S z n h r R m li e d e e . tette in firen e si o a febbraio, C e S i parti p ( e ) o a 8 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 93
i e otesse orre f rai o 1 1 dov e iun to concesse er sue B olle alla Republ ca ch p p ebb ( ) 5 5 , g p ( ) i i ” le Decime sop ra li Ben i ecclesiast c .
Bibl
- B ondelmon ti . M 2 C . S . V . u . 6 C . 0 n . A cisa, MM , c 4 5 ; , 3 ; , , Salviati P de 1 Buondel . , Grassis , quoted by Roscoe , I App I , II ; Lelong , 3 ; Litta
- - 6 1 . D R A 1 1 1 1 1 . , M . . , . 7 monti ; , . , , Fig 45 ; Vaughan , 44 ; Roscoe I 33 3
az io 1 . e N 9 A MIRACLE BY S . BENEDETTO Florence Mus o m W 1 . 1 . m . 6 . H 0 . 8 nale , No . 54 . Rectangular . . , ; , 5
This rectangular relief is said to represent a miracle by S . Benedetto . It does not suggest any of the compositions representing the life and mira M r L e ends o the M ou e s. cles of S . Ben detto , as listed by Jameson , in her g f
- is e 1 8 2 . . as tic Orders . , pp 4 S Benedetto , mor over , usually robed either in H ere is be black or altogether in w—hite . to seen a monk Clad in a white is tun ic and black mantle the Dominican costume . He accompanied by
b fi . two acolytes , one carrying read , the other a asco of wine These em hlems are about to be presented to a knight, in pale blue with a green Cloak, are e attended by armed men and a woman . Their faces glazed in fl sh i is s . tones . The Sky light blue The relief framed with garlands of fruit
. separated by bows of blue ribbon . At each angle is a yellow rosette The conventions are those of Giovanni della Robbia .
Bibl N 8 O . . 1 1 1 Cr. . Burl , ; , 339 ; Supino , 44 54
9 2 . C . 1 1 . . . THE VISION OF S . BERNARDO 5 5 Rome Vatican
- m m . . . 0 . H . 1 . 2 2 W 0 r . Sala Bo gia . Round headed relief on console , ; , 7
. 1 6 1 1 Photo , Brogi , 4
i L i i’ . 0 s s This composition (Fig 5 ) based on Filippino pp Vision of S .
i e was n his Bernardo in the Bad a . The weari d Saint writi g homilies on a
s his rustic de k when the Blessed Virgin , the subject of writings , appeared before him and strengthened him . The poses of the saint, the Virgin and of the four angels are essentially the same in the relief and in the painting . th e n Behind saint may be recog ized the Devil in a cave , and on the rocky
c a . r th background a love , a st g , and squirrels A grove of conife s against e blue Sky completes the landscape . The angels clad in violet , blue , yellow and white with their horizontally striated wings are such as Giovanni della s Robbia was accu tomed to portray . The Virgin , as we might expect , is robed in violet edged yellow and wears a mantle of blue lined green . S . is r b Bernardo , the patron saint of the Cistercians , o ed in white . The book 94 GIOVANNI DELLA RO BBIA
— R TH E V S o S . ER R V C . 0 . r . E T . FIG 5 I ION B NA DO OM , A I AN
i r e h before him s insc ibed ECCE VIRGO . Anoth r book opened against t e 1 1 rocks displays the text from Isaiah VII , 4 and Luke I , 3 , ECCE VIRGO CONCIP IE S ET PARI ( E ) S F IL IV M ( ET ) VOCABI S NOMEN M ( EIVS IE S V ) . AS these words were spoken by the angel of the An hi n unciation . n s s , S Ber ardo may be pre umed to be writing homily De
Beata Maria Vergine ( Migne , Patr . No . The frame Shows within egg and dart and rope mouldings a garland
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— L E M . P E O T 1 R V N C C . FIG. 5 . ADONNA AGU , ANNA OLL ION
1 1 0 6 . r r Oct . e who were married on 5 , 5 The d xte a ms are those of the
M l t i : able or ules o a a o t s r. g family Barry and , in chief g LIBERTA ( S )
The s th e R in uccin i : Ar en t q ill az ure Sini ter arms are those of g , a bend y , in chief a label gules . Above the console enclosed in an architectural moulding is a tabella ansata (the Disk enclosed in a fruit garland in the centre) probably once
H ie es t Janis viv us u i d celo de n i inscribed ! q e sce d t. Above this two pilas ters adorn ed with heav y bunches of fruit f rom blue dolphin handled vases GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 97
frame in the sportello disclosed by two curtain lifting angels who admit th e fi H re . oly Dove, who pours out yellow tongues of The Papal tiara beneath th e vault is unusual . We are tempted to think that it may reflect the Flor entine his pride in Leo X , who made triumphal entry into Florence in
1 r r 1 1 1 5 5 . A Similar Cibo io the Borgia apa tments bears the date 5 5 .
— F I 2 M A A T I BORI F M E N O E. G. . G L0 T I C o. RE CE S 5 LO N , U O AZI NAL
The entablature is decorated with the cherub and garland and disk ’ rfrieze i , above which is Giovanni s customary lunette with the Chr st Child on a y—ellow chalice adored by angels . NOTE The exact date of the marria of ili M tti to Cassandra Rinuccini ge F ppo agalo ,
Oct. 1 1 0 6 is ound in th e n d B ar r VII amiliae o be ino o 2 . ec . X o d. Lat. 2 S 5, 5 , f F C 67 , F Florentinae al habetico ordine dis osita i d ro m h abella di Contratti p p e, p . 1 1 9 . Cop e f t e G Libro 'B 98 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
Bibl
- M 1 . 1 i 8 . M t R . 1 1 2 . . S V . o t inu in 0 C C a al cc i Cr. Burl , ; , No 75 ; , g , ; , 34 ;
M - lo i H 2 2 0 . M tt R . a a . , . , 44 45 Del Migliore , 57 ; Pucci , Fam g
. F e S e altuoria ( Carte Pucci in Arch di Stato , lorence) ; Ross lli , p , I ,
c . 86 . . 5 ; Supino , 453 No 77
9 5 R I . G NO I CIBORIO Florence . Museo Nazionale (not on ex hibi
tion) . Photo . , Museum .
This tabernacle , ( Fig . incomplete in part , is preserved in a closet
— M N . . C R C B R . RE CE S E AZI ON ALE FIG 53 INO I I O IO FLO N , U O .
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99 ar . n a. CIBORIO . Cerreto Guidi (ne ) , S Maria Assu t
r as Con fienti Not far from Ce reto Guidi in the village of B sa, formerly P é a a iet is . or Colle alla , S Maria Assunt , priory church dating from the
P ievc . o XIII century . It is a branch of the at Cerreto Guidi The Cibori
l - Molin n or tabernac e mentioned by Cavallucci ier a d others is not described , ’ e but it is probably to be attributed to Giovanni s atelier . The two ang ls h th ave blue and green Sleeves . In e lunette is a yellow chalice against a blue Shell .
Bibl -M t R i S . . . 1 1 2 1 r. 6 e e V . C . 0 . 60 C t Burl , 3 ; , 3 No ; , 33 ; p , Cerreto Guidi
1 00 B rdin i l 1 1 8 . a a . BUONAFEDE CIBORIO New York . S e of 9
o se o This Ciborio ( Fig . 54) foll ws the model t by Giovanni della R bbia in e the tabernacl s in Rome ( Borgia apartments) , Paris (Louvre) and else
l . where . The lunette should be amp ified by a second adoring Cherub The
Christ Child standing on the Chalice was omitted . The frieze appears to be a e substitute for a ch rub and garland frieze . The sculptor further strayed ’ from Giovanni s example in varying the capitals of the pilasters and in
ornamenting the pilasters with garlands of fruit hanging from rings . The scalloped kite Shaped Shield bears the arms of the Abbot Leonardo Buona ’ e : Or bu ul es a v ert b f de , a ll rampant g on mount of Six summits ; an Ab ot s mitre above the Shield .
Bibl Bardin i 1 1 8 t M R -2 2 Ca . H . . 2 2 8 Sale of 9 , , No 373 , . 7 .
1 0 1 D z . . 1 1 1 6. avan ati Nov . 2 CIBORIO New York Palace Sale . , 9
H . m 2 m 1 . o . W . 0 . . . , g ; , 9 Photo , Private .
r o Ve y Similar to one in the Museo Nazi nale No . 77 . The sportello con f o . u tains a figure S Michele Slaying the Dragon , on which acco nt I have ma on n M suggested that it y have been e of the two taber acles in S . ichele in Palchetto mentioned by Richa . The console bears a coat of arms be n f tw een cor ucopias o fruit .
n z i 1 1 a t 68. D va a Cat. . 2 Sale, , No 4 ; Richa , VIII , GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 0 1
— B F I B FE E CI BORIo. ARDI N I A O S E or 1 1 8 N . G. . . C. 54 U NA D L 9 , Y 1 0 2 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA m H 1 . o . 1 0 2 . o n n . . CIBORIO . Olivet (near Rig a o) S , s ; m W . 0 . , 75 .
A tabernacle of the Panzano type with pilasters decorated with fruit gar the Altov iti : S able f lands . Here, however, console bears the arms , a wol H ic est anis vivus rampant . The base above the console is also inscribed p n i q ( ui) de cela desce d t. We may note that the stemma of Francesco di Guglielmo di Bardo Alto
1 2 1 2 . viti occurs in Robbia ware at Lari in 5 4, and at Certaldo in 5 5
Bibl M R 2 1 2 2 1 2 i . H 6 . v Alto it . S . . v C . , ; , 47 ; P , Wills, 5
1 0 3 m m H . 1 . . . 80 . 0 . . . W 6 . CIBORIO . Panzano S Leolino , ; , 9 Photo ,
Private .
n for . Desig ed the Sacred Host , but reserved for Extreme Unction ( Fig Console adorned with leafy and floral scrolls ; pilasters with candel abra design s like those of the predella with saints in niches in the Museo l I n Nazionale No . 69 ; central relief with sportello now inscribed O eum rmorum b ff fi flanked y two angels beneath a co ered vault , with curtains, Dove and Disk ; entablature with frieze of cherub heads and garlands ; lunette with Christ Child on yellow Chalice ( flanking angels are absent) f ramed with the usual rosette frieze .
a u th e The console bears a Shield displaying cr tch , emblem of the Hospital
. o 1 0 8 un of S Maria Nu va , Florence to which this Church was united in 5 der Julius II .
Bibl
Cr. 0 0 . , 35 ; Del Migliore , 355 , 57
1 0 4 m . m . . . . . 1 W 0 . 6 CIBORIO Panzano S Leolino H 75 ; , 5 . Photo . ,
Private.
. o c A crude variant of the S Filipp Neri taberna le in the Museo Nazionale , N th h O. 77 . The console here has e pelican motive between t e cornucopias ; the spo rtello is flanked by adoring instead of curtain lifting angels ; the papal tiara is omitted ; and at the base of the console in an oval Shield is the h r . va c utc , emblem of the Hospital of S Maria Nuo , to which this Church w as un ited in 1 50 8.
Cr. 0 0 . , 35 ; Del Migliore, 355 , 57
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— F I G 6. BOR P . 5 CI IO. ARIS , LOUVRE.
D a and u ove . The ent blature has cherub garland frieze , the lunette a bl e Shell against which appears the youthful Christ on a yellow chalice blessing GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 9 5 an i d holding a green crown of thorn s . He s adored by angels . Frame
of n has r l ahnettes. lu ette a frieze with rosette patte n , acroteria with ye low p
Bibl .
- C M . 2 8 2 r M . C . 0 arr att . , 7 No 45 ; , 35 ; y , 9
1 0 6 FRAGMENT OF A CIBORIO . Paris . Louvre No . 449 (old No . m 1 m . 2 i W . . . . Al n ri 2 2 H 0 . . o 8 . o a 2 . G , 7 ; , 5 Phot , , 3
From the S auvageot collection . A fragment from the left Side of a
th r a . Ciborio or tabernacle for e eucharist, Showing a g oup of three ngels
Glazed white .
Bibl - M 2 8 . 1 r. 0 . C . C , 7 No 45 ; , 35
1 0 7 . o . CIBORIO Pescina . S . Stefan
l h A tabernac e for t e eucharist . I noted that it was similar in Style to the a ltarpiece formerly in the same church . Probably a replica of the ciborio in the Sala Borgia of the Vatican
Bibl - M 2 C . 0 6 . , 53 No . 3
1 0 8 1 1 H m . . . a a. . 1 . CIBORIO 5 5 Rome Vatican . Sal Borgi , 80 . i . . 8 m Al n 1 1 W 0 . s ari 1 8 6 1 . , 7 Photo , , 75 ; Brogi , 4 3
i the n the 8 In general S milar but inferior to taber acle in Louvre No . 44
(Fig . We may note that the console shows in a wreath the stemma as mi n in del Capitolo, a cherub head , that the pil ters Si lar in desig are M ’ D ' AS No 0 scribed AN ( N) O DO ( MINI ) XV on v . 3 of this year Leo o a t him X entered Fl rence as Pope , possibly this t bernacle was a gift o o f th from the Opera e Cathedral .
1 09 R C . eso . CH IST HILD IN A MANDORLA Fi le S . Ansano .
. . 82 Oval Photo , Brogi , 9 7.
h i h The nude C r st C ild ( Fig . 58) blesses with his ( restored) right hand 1 0 6 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
— R E V T CA . C B0 R10 . FIG. 57 . I OM , A I N
and his o in left h lds a wreath and the crucifixion nails . He is surrounded
n by a mandorla with alter ately straight and flame like rays .
Bibl
- M . 2 2 2 r. 8 . rocci 1 1 8 C 0 . C Ca , I , ; , 5 No ; , 344
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— P . F A R F . A R IG . S . B OG RE CE S B . 59 M IO. LO N , IAZZA M OGIO
1 1 1 I VAN MADONNA AND CHILD E NTH RONED WITH S . G O
h . m o . . io . . Co cc . NINO (near Scarperia) S Agata Photo , Private
Seated on a throne with large lateral sphinxes the polychrome Madonna is carries on her left knee the nude Child , who seated on a cushion blessing i s . with his right hand ( Fig. On one knee to the left S Giovannino , in dark haircloth with a scroll inscribed ECCE ' AGNVS The back r a g ound imitates wall covering of leather . The polychrome tabernacle has a lunette with Holy Dove between two i pilasters based on those of the S . Ambrogio tabernacle , a predella w th GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 6 9
1 Azure or e or 2 O two coats of arms ( ) , tr e eradicated and ( ) r, an eagle displayed sable and a tablet inscribed 1 S VE TVVM PRESIDIUM CONFVGI MVS T SANCTA DEI GENETRIX W
— FI 6 M ORN H O A G 0 . . C OCC I S . G T . ADONNA , A A .
t The console Shows S . Agata enwreathed between two cornucopias of frui and flowers . Bibl
- 1 M 2 . r R 1 M . H 2 . 8 . 0 C . 6 . 1 C . Burl , ; , 53 No 3 9 ; , 33 ; , , 5 . 1 1 0 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 1 2 MADONNA AND CHILD WITH S . GIOVANNINO . Roslyn ,
H . 2 m 8 . o f . . . 0 N . Y . Collection Mr . Stanley Mortimer Statuette ,
n m Nudes and tunic unglazed . The Mado na , wearing a blue antle lined green , holds a pomegranate , green with violet seeds , in her left hand . On is his his her right arm the Child , nude , blessing with right hand , left in his
H i i r . . s s . mouth hair glazed a g ay brown S Giovannino to the right , wi th hair and haircloth glazed gray brown , holds a scroll inscribed ECCE A V GN ( S ) .
1 1 3 S I NIA - S AL I M BE NI F a IN G OF BARTOLINI AMILY . Dicom no ,
limb n i S a e . . a . Casa Bartolini Vivai Photo , Priv te
whiCh c a The large courtyard stemmi , of Lu a dell Robbia made several
r during the XV centu y , were less in fashion in the XVI century .
. 6 1 A fine example , however , may be seen at Dicomano ( Fig ) set into 2
— F I 6 1 B RT - S ALI M EN I G. B . A OLINI I N S IGNIA .
is r wall where it sur ounded by a painted imitation of a wreath . The origi 2 nal garland ( Fig . 6 ) fell to the lot of the Marchese Torrigiani in whose r palazzo in Flo ence it still exists . The central medallion Shows a combination of the emblems of the Medici
- alim n i and Bartolini S be families against a plain field . Here are the three
Medici feathers , white , red , and green , the Medici diamond ring, and motto S alimben i SEMP (ER) , and the Bartolini poppies with the motto P ( ER)
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or an d fitched dolphins hauriant, embowed , addorsed , four crosses botonny ,
of the same .
— N O AzzI F IG 6 . S TE or I OCOL P . . 3 M MA
Below is a horizontal scroll inscribed 1 NICH OL O 1 DI ME S ( S ER ) PIERO 1 DI MES ( SER) ANDREA ) IDE P AZZ I V ( ICARI ) O J MDXV E MDXVI ’ o de P azzi was b 1 62 Nicc lo di Messer Piero orn in 4 , imprisoned at Volterra 1 8 1 80 in 47 , released in 4 , made a Commissario in the Val di Sieve and in a 1 0 u 1 1 0 the C sentino, a Prior of Florence in 5 9 , Cons l of the Mint in 5 ,
. n in 1 1 an d 1 1 6 Vicario in S Giova ni in Valdarno 5 5 5 , Capitano at Pistoia in 1 1 1 1 5 7, and died in 5 9 .
Bibl v T M - 1 . z 8 2 2 C S . a S . v . av . . R R 1 H . . 6 , Pazzi ; Litt , Pa zi , ; , . , 3 ; , 4 47 ;
- 1 62 1 6 . W . , 4
1 1 5 l . 1 1 8. Ga na a LIFE OF S GIOVANNI BATTISTA . 5 atro (ne r H 1 l m D . 6 . am. a. . . . Montevarchi) , S Giovanni Battist Font , ; i ,
A i ri - 8 m . 8 . l na 6 . 5 Photo , , 9 5 5 9 5
i This font ( Fig. 64) is n part a replica and in part a copy of the font of 1 m 1 5 1 at Cerreto Guidi . The base and entablature ay have been cast from am d r u i the s e moul s , g eater height being secured by the additional mo ld ngs
at . e c o t . the top Polychromy, ev n blue ba kgr unds , are here omit ed The pat tern of the pilaster decorations are more complicated and set in recessed a p nels ; the capitals however, remain the same . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 1 3
The S ix panels here occur in a different order and are not historically ar
a e : 1 u a Z c ar 2 h r nged , the order b ing ( ) Ann nci tion to a h ias , ( ) The Birt ,
3 ) Baptism of Christ , ( 4) The Naming, ( 5 ) S . Giovanni in the Desert,
6 . are a as ( ) Beheading The compositions the s me at Cerreto Guidi ,
— I F A ALATRON A F G. 64. ONT T G . but the forms of the figures are Slenderer and plastic details have been is added . In the scene of the Baptism , the Dove clearly seen ; in the Nam i in a . inscr g, the pilasters of the porch h ve candelabra decorations The p i ff t ons are the same , though with Slightly di erent Spelling . At the angles of the entablature are set tournament Shields bearing the
o a : Or ul es arms of Abb t Leonardo di Giov nni Buonafede , a bull passant g t on v er . u a mount of six tops For the life of Leonardo Buonafede , cons lt
I t li r a o S ac o . Ughelli ,
: . Document ! Copied by Mr Rufus G . Mather . ] “ 1 2 2 YH M xVII . Carta 7 S d GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
Giovanni dandrea dellarobbia de dare f cinque S v iij d ij larghi per tanti fattolo ch reditore alibro azu rro segnato do ro
c 2 . 8. 2 e a . 54 f 5 lire 1 5 1 8 E a di xiij dagosto f dua doro larghi Inoro porto lui contanti de quali ne servito sopra a uno battesimo a fare alla pieve
' 6 2 - di galatrona a uscita ac 2 . f lire E de dare per insino a di x iij daprile 1 5 1 0 f due larghi doro Inoro per noi da messer leo nardo di giovanni buonafe chome apare al suo quadernucio ac 6 1 posto deto messer leonardo a uscita alibro Roso segn ato g ac 367 E a di x iiij di gienaro 1 5 2 0 f uno largo doro Inoro porto marcho suo figluolo chontanti a uscita g ac 2 40 E a di xxv iiij daprile 1 52 1 l iij S x
suo fi luo lo ch on tanti pice. po rto marche g a uscita h aC 8 d l ii icc E a di 30 di eto j S x p . porto marcho suo figluo lo chontanti a uscita — h ac 8 f 1 0 f 6
- 1 1 1 8 . C. . 1 6 ! Archiv di S . Maria Nuova , Libro Giallo ( 5 5 ) segnato F
2 x v YH . Carta cc x u . S MDXVII giovanni di contro de avere per tanti libro o a . posto dare T(crutch , emblem of hospital of S Maria Nu vo) secondo ”
2 . f 1 3 . 6
11 . ! Idem , idem, ccxxv ]
Bibl ’ I F r 1 0 8 1 - 1 D a ll io . Ar Tebr . oll na al Bacci , , 9 , 44 49 Carloni , ; - 82 2 2 2 M . 2 1 M M . C . . c 6 S . a . , 33 No ; Cr 3 , 344 ; , g , XIV 9 , 2 - A ~ R H . 2 2 2 A 1 1 6 . . . . J 8 97 ; , 7 9 ; , XXII ( 9 ) 373 Ughelli . I t lia S acr C0 1 62 0 1 8 a a . C . 6 . , I , 9 , VII , 7
1 1 6 r LIFE OF GIOVANNI BATTISTA . S . Pie o a Sieve (near Borgo
. . . . H . 1 1 1 m am. S Lorenzo) Pieve , S Piero Hexagonal font . , . . ; Di , Alin ri l m . a 8 . 1 6 . . Photo , , 9 59
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Or as ul es on vert. , a bull p sant g a mount of Six tops Like the font it is r was d fin ished in white enamel . In form it pe haps inspired by Bene etto da ’
r . o . c Malano s cibo ium in S D menico , Siena The lowest base on whi h it reposes is ornamented by a rich decoration of rosettes and palmettes within
n o t e 1 2 0 scroll work , a patter which Gi vanni used again in the al arpi ce of 5 P e th e . now in Campo Santo , isa Then follows a block d corated with
- x Cherub heads and garlands , and a vase like support on which rests the he a i r n gonal body of the ciborium . This s o namented at the a gles by doubled r pilasters (candelabra panels , dolphins capitals) which frame a se ies of h 2 co 1 ta . nic es ntaining ( ) the sportello , then s tuettes of ( ) S Leonardo , the ’
h is ac . Abbot s patron saint, with emblem , Sh kles , 3 ) S Giovanni Battista, a r C r od an d p tron of the chu ch , ( 4 ) h ist with cross and emblems of his b y
oo m i . en . . h s 6 bl d , 5 ) S Girola o with lion , and ( ) S Maria Maddal a Above a characteristic entablature is a hexagonal cupola adorned with a scale ornament and surmounted by a block ornamented with a blind ar d ca e and supporting a superstructure and cross of wood .
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- M . 1 1 . 2 8 r R 2 2 C . 1 . H C . . . Burl , 4 ; , 34 No 4 ; , 344 ; , 9
1 1 8 DEL BR M latrona TWO CAN A U BEARING ANGELS . Ga (near
m . H . . 6 . . . a . 0 Montevarchi ) S Giovanni Battista . St tuettes , 5 Photo , A i i l nar 8 8. , 9 5
These angels ( Figs . 67 at one time set on brackets on either Side of o n the statue of S . Gi va ni Battista , were probably intended for the position ’ h lin ri r o n t ey occupy in A a s photog aph . The Cib rio here replaces the a o ta e h c na or al rpi ce and the angels are set on eit er Side of it . In type they c resemble the andelabrum angels in S . Ambrogio and at Arcevia (both but have Slightly more complex draperies and each wears a cross n th o e breast .
Bibl .
- M . 2 1 C . 8 . , 34 No 4
1 1 9 B . r i BASE FOR STATUETTE Florence . a d ni collection ( for B . rdini a . a . merly) . Rect ngular Photo ,
The base set beneath the statuette of Judith was evidently made for an other purpose as is indicated by the sockets at the angles of the upper sur o face . Each Side Sh ws a white Cherub head above a polychromatic gar GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 1 7
— F - A A . 66 68. C B R E S G LATRON A IGS I O IO AND NG L , .
as r i 1 1 8 m land . A b e of this fo m occurs beneath the Cibor o of 5 ade by l tr n Giovanni della Robbia for Ga a o a.
: Bibl . B ini 1 2 1 P I 2 B ard . 0 . . ardini f Sale Cat of 9 , No 5 5 , 3 ; Sale Cat . o 1 9 1 8 1 No . 37 . 1 1 8 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
1 2 0 Galatron a . . S . GIOVANNI BATTISTA . (near Montevarchi) S 8 Alinari . a . . Giovanni Battista . St tue Photo , , 9 57
r S . Giovanni ( Fig. a rayed in hair Cloth and mantle , white with yel da is low san ls , girdle , and rayed nimbus , blessing with his right hand and
— F 6 A A I . . O B ST AL ON G 9 S . GI VANNI ATTI A , G TR .
h : N H is in is left carries the scroll inscribed ( ECC) E AG V S DEI . eyes r is have violet b ows , lashes and pupils , with no distinguished irises . This ’ s n wo a repre e tative example of Giovanni s best rk . He stands in a niche
. a os within which are painted trees The frame is distinctly a p tchwork , p
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— E M S E NAzION ALE. P W T S TS . F RE C FI 0 . RE E G. 7 D LLA I H AIN LO N , U O
1 2 3 and u d . THE LAST SUPPER . Lon on Victoria Albert Muse m ,
m . . H m . 1 . . 6o . 86 6 . . o . W No . 39 5 , , 64 Photo , Private
w A long table is spread with a white cloth . The t elve are arranged in groups of three with Christ in the centre . Their tunics are in general edged yellow and their mantles varied in colour Show reverses variously
r t . colou ed . The faces are tinted to imi ate flesh A dog crouches beneath
e d the table . The background is white and the d ep frame is edge with
NO 6 . yellow . Similar in type to the predella in the Museo Nazionale , . 9
Bibl
- M . 1 2 6. 2 1 1 2 2 6 6 . 8 0 C . . Cr. Burl , ; , 7 No 4 ; , 4 ; Robinson, 7 No 39
1 2 4 M . o a CHRIST AND ANGELS IN NICHES . Florence . S Pier g io r m e . . . l 8 . o . W 1 . . g ( Cloister) Rectangular , Ph to , Private
e An abbreviat d , also polychromatic , version of the predella o f the Christ
0 6 . 1 and Saints in the Museo Nazionale , N . 9 Here ( Fig . 7 ) in the central niche is the Redeemer with cross , chalice and host ; on either side , also in n iches , are adoring angels . Crude workmanship . The sections of the cut o cornice are fr m stock regardless of the design . This may very well
r Con fratern itzi as a have se ved the an ltarpiece for their Chapel .
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- C M . 2 1 2 . Cr. 1 . , No 44 ; , 34 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 2 1
— P I o M RE . A E. ORE CE S . ER GG FI G. 1 . L T RP EC 7 S MA L L A I FL N , A IO
1 2 5 GRADINO OF ALTAR WITH STATUETTES . Palaja . Pieve di
S . Andrea .
Cruttwell . . t Catalogued without details by Miss , p 349 Possibly like hat
. e . of S Piero Maggior , Florence
1 26 ’ i M n ni u . i . o ta s . CHRIST . C ttz di Castello ( formerly) Stat ette
h Graziani notes , on the authority of a painter David Valenti , t at a dealer of in antiquities named Montani had a Robbia statuette the Redeemer, holding in his hand the cross and with the other pointing to the chalice and o sacred wafer set below . The type corresponds with the representati ns of
the . Redeemer on the altar front at S Piero Maggiore, and on the Ciborio at Galatrona
Bibl
a 1 2 . Grazi ni , 53 , note
1 2 7 THE ANNUNCIATION . London . Victoria and Albert Museum 2 - H . m . . 2 . m 0 . 1 . 0 o . No 7 35 Round headed relief , 3 ; W , 3 . Ph to ,
Private .
. 2 1 8 This relief ( Fig 7 ) in white enamel , acquired in 60 , is to be classed with the works o f Giovanni della Robbia at Galatrona ( 1 5 1 8) where we S see very imilar architectural decoration . The central relief reverses the ’ positions of an gel and Virgin customary in Giovanni s compositions of this s c ubje t . However, in type the Annunziata suggests that of the Virgin in a e . i n the Visitation ltarpiece at Lampor cchio, and S Gabriele was ev de tly 1 2 2 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
modelled by the scul ptor of the Annunciation on the exterior of the Casa o i Sorbi . The elab rate bedstead and ts decorative motives evidently pro m ’ ceeded fro Giovanni s atelier .
Bibl
- B K 2 . 1 2 M 6 0 . 2 . 68 . . C r C . 6 , f , ; Burl , ; , No 393 ; , 34 ; Robinson , 68
2 . No . 7 35
— I T A L I F G. 2 . H E C T . V CT R AN D A ERT M E . 7 NNUN IA ION ONDON , I O A LB US UM
1 2 8 MADONNA AND CHILD HOLDING A DOVE AND BLESS
. H 0 m . . m a . 1 . ING New York J cques Selig an Galleries , 4 ;
W . m 0 . . . . , 9 5 Photo , Private
n . a This Mado na ( Fig 73 ) came from the monastic church at C stellina , 1 0 0 1 0 6 m k . near Castello , erected between 5 and 5 by the Carmelite on s
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’ While the cherub head in the console recalls that o f Lorenzo P ucci s Cibo rio at Certaldo ’ r The relief was once in the Volpi Galle ies , Florence, then at Agnew s , ’ n n New London , the at Seligma s , Paris , and York
Bibl
- 1 6 Carocci 2 0 1 - 2 0 2 P aris 1 1 C M . 2 0 . ; Burl . , 3 ; , 3 No 5 ; , I , ; Cr 335
H rold 1 1 u e . e , April 5 , 9 4, ill strat d
1 2 9 CONSOLE WITH CHERUB HEAD AND CORNUCOPIAS .
Floren ce (near) . Villa Palmieri . Photo . , Private .
c the Partially polychromatic , this onsole resembles that which sustains
r Seligm an Madonna an d Child with a bi d .
1 3 0 THE ANNUNCIATION , CANDELABRUM ANGELS , CHRIST
o . CHILD . Florence . Casa Sorbi ( B rgo S Jacopo , Rectangular
- s Alinari 1 2 8 0 8 2 . relief . Photo , , 9 3 ; Brogi , 55 55
On the ex terior of the Casa Sorbi may be seen a relief representin g the l Annunciation , two candelabrum bearing angels which may origina ly have
stood on either Side of it , a statuette of the Christ Child blessing, and two set c cherub heads . An inscription beneath the Annunciation indi ates that
it was placed in its present position by Giuseppi Sorbi in 1 830 .
A unc tion . ( 1 ) Th e nn ia . This composition ( Fig 74) may be provision —‘ ally assigned to Giovanni della Robbia . The background a loggia dis playing through its openings a plain blue Sky instead of an elaborate land B runelleschian c scape , its piers with rather than—dolphin apitals , a Simple white curtain instead of a complicated b edstead is more severe and Simple
than we Should expect from Giovanni . S . Gabriele robed in blue (upper)
and w yellow ( lo er) , with polychromatic wings , vertically not horizontally
' o is ex striated , wearing a wreath of fl wers more stately than we Should
ect is n p , and yet in type he the same as in the Annunciatio of the Victoria
. 2 a and Albert Museum ( No 7 35 ) and not unlike the S . Tomm so in the
m . . a Cintola frag ent at S Andrea at Volterra The Annunziat , robed in
w a maroon edged hite , with blue mantle of which the lining also is blue , ’ recalls Giovanni s Madonna in the lavabo of 1 497 . Faces and hands are unglazed . — The frame is imperfectly preserved the lower portion or predella being
absent . The fruit garlands are composed in triplex branches an d rising
from vases are set between two egg and dart mouldings . The corner roset tes are Similar to those on the sarcophagus of the Cintola altarpiece at Vol GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 2 5
TH A T F ORE CE C S R . F I G E C . . 74. NNUN IA ION L N , ASA O BI
fl eur- - is terra . Manifestly the outer stone border decoration with de lys
modern .
2 r . ( ) The two Candelab um bearing angels ( Figs 75 , with their Slashed robes and ho rizontally striated wings are manifestly the product of ’ Giovanni s atelier . ’ r the d e ( 3 ) The two Che ubs , beneath Angels , base on Andrea s prototyp s , ’ r n may also have come f om Giov a ni s atelier .
r E o sum lux (4) The Christ Child blessing, holding a sc oll inscribed g
mund i and r . , the Cherub head below were p oduced in the same atelier
: Bibl .
- - B K 2 r 1 M r. 2 2 6 2 2 . . 8 . 2 1 . 0 2 0 2 . 0 C C , f , 4 ; Bu l , ; , 3 No 5 ; , 9 3 , 3 , 3 9 , 34
R D R - F - 1 2 . 2 2 V s. . . 8 S c . l 8 60 a . , , 47 4 ; , IV , 5 ; , II , 9
1 3 1 CANDELABRUM BEARING ANGELS . Florence . Museo Nazi H m NOS . 6 6 . . . . 6 0 . onale , 3 , Statuettes , 45
1 86 These two angels , acquired in 7 from the suppressed monastery of
M e . in onte Oliv to , are robed blue edged yellow , with sleeves white and a green . Their wings are striated horizontally with v rious colours . They kneel (on either Side of a Ciborio or altar) and hold the box-like bases of 1 2 6 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
— — — A E C S R . 6. . S A FI G. F IG . E . C S S RB . 75 NG L A A O I . 7 NG L A A O BI
ks d on the candlestic For pose , compare the can elabrum bearing angels
exterior of the Casa Sorbi .
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. 1 1 1 r N . 6 . C . 6 6 O 0 . Burl , ; , 339 ; Supino , 449 3 , 45 No
1 3 2 CANDELABRUM BEARING ANGEL . Princeton , N . J . Grad m . H 0 . . uate School Statuette . . , 55
m . b Presented by Mr Thomas Shields Clarke . The right arm, candela ru r a and end of wing are resto ations . The Angel kneels on a green base, we rs a r l H is e blue lined g een mant e over a white tunic . wings are striated gr en ,
blue and yellow . School of Giovanni della Robbia .
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D R 1 2 8. M . A , . . . ,
1 52 0 1 530
1 3 3 ASSUMPTION OF THE MADONNA, WITH PROPHETS H m Al . . 1 2 0 . a. . . AND SAINTS . 5 Pis Campo Santo tarpiece , 4 ; m r 1 6 . Alina i 86 8 . W . 2 . . , 5 Photo , ,
h The design or model of t is altarpiece ( Fig . 77 ) was accepted and the F a 1 8 1 1 8. was to contr ct for it Signed on August , 5 It be executed in lor n r 1 1 ence by Giovanni della Robbia o o before the fifteenth of March 5 9 . The monument itself Shows that some delay occurred as it bears the date
1 2 . 5 0 It was designed for the chapel or parish church of S . Marco at Cal ces n a s and o i t a , near Pi a, paid for by the pe ple of the par sh hrough their or o erorius representative , p , Agostino di Gherardo Urbani of Pisa, and with the consent and approbation of the priest or rector Francesco di Pierantonio P n r of o tade a. se the Assum The central relief , unglazed but painted in oils , repre nts p n the m a tio , not in hesitating for of Madonna della Cintola , but as an h m ac ieve ent in which the attendant saints Show no direct concern . Her is o sarcophagus with lilies is barely visible and above it her s ul , a diminutive h M d t e . e in a onna , in air She hers lf Sits with folded hands a flaming a is m ndorla , which upheld by four angels , listening to the music from the a pipe violin cithara and t mbourine bearing cherubs about her . Over head is God the Father with outstretched arms separated by cherubs from a ma be 1 group of prophets among which y recognized ( ) David , with 2 o crown and harp , ) Jeremiah with a saw , 3 ) Moses h rned , with a book , am a 6 ( 4) John Baptist in hair cloth , 5 ) Abrah , with fl me and knife, ( ) er h and . Jonah , with sea monst , ( 7 ) Daniel , wit a lion Several carry scrolls
t e nam . the e n e n a bearing h ir es In for grou d are four larg , sta ding s ints
1 . ff 2 . th ( ) S Jacopo Maggiore , with sta and book , ) S Pietro , wi his keys ,
. o . A 3 ) S Marco , patron saint of the church , with his li n , and ( 4) S nsano, t m wi h pal and banner .
The predella has at either end a Shield inscribed OPE ( RA) , indicating that the altarpiece was commissioned by the Operai of th e Church and four s relief relating to the standing saints ( I ) S . Pietro freed from prison by an a 2 . o . o ngel , ( ) S Jac po and the man possessed of three devils , ( 3 ) S Marc d a to m r gged judg ent through the streets of Alexandria , and ( 4 ) S . Ansano , e bu b headed and rned . — P A S T TS . S F . S PT W S C I G. P S T 77 UM ION I H AIN I A , AM O AN O .
1 32 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
dise n um et fi uratum redictis ex istens dictos g seu g , de p factum penes homi nes et seu penes dictum augustinum operarium predictum prout asseruit prefatus augustinus ope rarias antedictus coram me notario in frascripto et c i i Et dictus testibus supra s r pt s. cum Sit etiam quod augustinus volens dic tum opus ad finem perducere quesiv erit in civitate fl o ren tie et invenerit in m r H in frascriptum j oannem sculptorem idoneu ad p edicta . c est quod hodie hac presenti suprascripta die dictus augustinus gherardi urbani de pisis operarias et ut operarius dicte cappelle sancti marci alla calcesan a de pisis de presentia consensu et voluntate presbiterj francesci pierantonj del ponta r m m li m r ori esen tis et o n e ori . dera moderni ect s dicte cappelle p j odo , etc , fi i o ut er c endum locav it . oanni dictum pus supra p , etc , j andree della robbia o n c n E t o civi et sculptori fl renti o presentj et a cepta tj . qui j oannes sculpt r h redictus romisit se et eredibus . u p p pro suis , etc , dicto aug stino operario
redicto resent et et lavoribus c rici ient . p p j pro opera di te cappelle p j , etc , scul psisse dictas figuras et imagines et dictam tabulam cum omnibus supra sc riptis perfecisse ct ad dictam civ itatem pisarum et in loca altaris predicte posuisse omnibus suis sumptibus etiam muramen torum pro predictis faci e n dorum cum materia coloribus orn amentis et auro et in omnibus et per omnia de quibus et prout supra et in dicto disegno et figuration e predictis constat et apparet per totum diem XV mensi s martii proxime futurj pre 1 E a ict i i min i us sentis annj domini 1 5 8. t ex dverso d us augustinus d ct s no b m i l h i u ro is t . oann scu tor et et ered b s p , etc , eidem j j p j presente pro se suis
i i i n . r r t etc. r c e t et o e io t et , p j , etc , dare solvere pagare p p e premio operis orn amentj predicti florenos triginta septem auri largos in auro de libris septem flo renorum parv orum pro quolibet floreno cum dimidio alterius
fl or n r s n florenos t S i olv it dictus e j Similis hoc modo vid . ad p e e s sex e c s augustinus dictos florenos sex aurj largos in auro d ( omi) no joannis pre sente et ad se trahentj et totum premium essere con fitientj in presentia mei
et u . o totam dictam notari testi m , etc , residuum ver per diem XV mensis martij proxime futurj et Si dictum opus perfectum erit prius et immediate
erfectionem dicti re icte S i erfe tum post p operis p d prius p c fuerit . Quod dicti n minib r i s o us om serunt . . omnia dicte partis p , etc , attendere , etc , sub pena floreno rum r i au . o n . . ro u centum j larg inaur qua pe a , etc , qua pena , etc , p q E i . t d ctus i r bser are u av it . so rascri ta o v bus , etc , etc joannes , etc , omnia p p
etc . , etc . ’
. de Contra i i i i tt . v an ! Arch di Firenze Rog ti di Gio . Antonio degli Otta
. 1 1 l 1 2 2 1 a Mis 2 . da Pulicciano Protocollo dal 5 5 ; Milanesi c. 3 III P c 387 -1
Bibl
- A 2 . B . K . 2 A A . . 0 6 S . e S . . , IV 4 ; B J , 9 9 7 ; , f , 5 ; , II
M 1 1 - 1 D 2 2 2 2 - 2 - 2 0 oc . r 2 2 8 1 1 G C . ; , 3 , 94 95 ( ) , 4 No 9 ; , 37 3 , 3 3 3 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 33
0 M . c M 1 8 8 S . R . H 2 2 a 6 . a M i sc. 33 ; , g , 93 , 3 ; , 44 ; Mil nesi , 3 8 c . M rr 1 . 82 D 2 o on R . R a 2 ed . . 1 . . III P 3 7 ( Doc ) , III , ( p 97 ) , , 45
2 6 S c . Fl Vas . 1 4 ; , IV , 57 , 59 ; , II , 94.
1 34 o . 2 0 . BUST OF CHRIST . New Y rk City Tolentino Sale of 1 9
1 6 1 w s This fine bust ( Fig . ) as formerly in the collection of the Marche e n Th e Viv iani della Robbia at Settig ano . e face and neck are unglaz d the a an d heard w t h ir are glazed yellow , the tunic violet i h yellow border, the ’ r Verrocchio s mantle blue lined g een . The type Shows still the influence of 1 8 Or S an Christ ( 4 3 ) on the exterior of Michele , a type which Giovanni
a Rifredi. had freely copied in the relief of the Incredulity of S . Tomm so at b It is pro ably to be assigned to a somewhat later period , perhaps as late as ’ 1 2 is n the 5 0 . It altogether to be preferred to Giova ni s bust of Christ of Certosa
Bibl D R 2 6 . 60 1 0 Cr. 2 1 0 R . . . Burl , , 9 ; , 34 Note , 33 ; , , 9 ; Tolentino Sale f 2 o 1 0 C . at. . 9 , , no 794
1 3 5 H . s l o . . BUST OF CHRIST Pari Louvre , Sa le de Tr cadero ,
m . 0 . 45
e . . a Gift of M . Geo rges Berg r The head unglazed The robe is gl zed h . t e violet, the mantle blue, lined green Similar to the Christ in Viviani l del a Robbia collection .
1 3 3 s . HEAD OF CHRIST . Bo ton Museum of Fine Arts . Fragment .
H . 1 m . . 88 1 . 0 . . , 5 Photo , B Coolidge, 4
i This head ( Fig . 78) thinly glazed s to be classed with the heads of e Christ from the ateli r of Giovanni della Robbia .
Bibl . D R A 1 1 6 . M . . , . . , , Fig 47 .
1 3 7 . c . . o NOLI ME TANGERE Floren e S Maria N vella . Cloister . m H z 2 . m . . . . W . 6 . o 8. , 4 , 44 Photo , Brogi , 5 3
h Verrocch ian ar Alt ough not SO in ch acter this relief (Fig . 79 ) is closer ’ to Giovanni s stylistic pec uliarities than are the reliefs of the same subject in
z ' the Museo Na ionale . The open mouthed cherub head indicates that it was
designed as a lavabo . 1 34 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
— F IG. 8 H . E OF C H R T B S T M S E F E ARTS . 7 AD I S . O ON U UM or IN
— F I N RE M R N G . M E T E RE CE S . VE . . 79 OLI ANG . FLO N , A IA O LLA
1 36 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
r Like the preceding it represents a Noli me tange e . The Maddalena on her k e h m l nees , robed in blue lin d yellow and wit a antle of ye low lined violet m l o brown , is carrying her box of oint ent. Christ, with bared breast e ab ratel a t c y modelled , wears a m ntle of blue lined green , and carries a mat o k
u . e a 2 0 over his Sho lder Hence he is mistak n for a g rdener (John , ” He addresses her Touch me not ; for I am not yet ascended to my Father . k w h o r e and The bac ground it its crude landscape , ill prop tioned tr es s 1 in plant and gaudy picket fence link this with the Noli me tangere No. 9 the same museum .
Bibl
- . . 80 r I 1 . M 1 . . 1 2 1 8 r. C . C B J , ; Bu l , ; No 3 ; , 339 ; Supino , 449 No 57
1 3 9 JESUS CHRIST . Florence . S . Onofrio in Foligno .
. 2 1 8 s Demmin , p , mentions a Jesu Christ as in the chapel of the con
vent r . I of S . Onof io Can this refer to the Noli me tangere now in the e ! Museo Nazional , No . 57 , which he does not otherwise mention
1 40 . 1 NOLI ME TANGERE Florence . Museo Nazionale , No . 9 .
- m H . 2 . 1 m . i . 0 W . . 6o . . Al nari Round headed altarpiece , 3 , , Photo , , 2 0 388.
1 This composition ( Fig . 8 ) Shows the influence rather than the hand of
Giovanni della Robbia . Christ does not draw back suddenly as in the relief Rifredi a s at , but lmost touche the forehead of the Maddalena , as if to as i is sure her o the reality of his presence . He not represented as the garden be es er, whom she supposed him to , but as the Christ of the R urrection h ’ holding t e crusader s banner . She wears a mantle of blue lined green o over a yellow robe , and he a violet brown r be edged yellow , over which is
. She Rifredi a white mantle In features resembles the Maddalena at , and
Final i - still more the round faced Madonna at p a. The Christ is semi Ver rocchian - and semi Angelican in character . A bright yellow picket fence ’ a s t ke the place of Giovanni s rose covered trellis , and the trees are poorly fin . owl d proportioned and ill de ed A lizard , squirrel , an other birds are present . The predella Shows three panels ( I ) S . Francesco and the Stig 2 mata , ( ) Resurrection of Christ and ( 3 ) The Maries at the Sepulchre .
Bibl
1 Cr. 8 . 1 . . 0 Burl , 9 ; , 33 ; Supino , 439 No 9 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 37
— F N IG. 81 . OL M M N AZ ON ALE E T ERE . F RE CE S EO I . I ANG LO N , U
1 4 1 5 . MADONNA AND CHILD IN A NICHE . Scandicci . Maria
H m m . 3 . . 1 . o . W . 1 . . Greve , s ; , Photo , Private
The Madonna in violet brown robe and a blue lined green mantle which ’ has an ornamental yellow border, is seated on a yellow throne with lion s claw and acanthus leaf supports ( Fig . Her mantle is clasped by a to e cherub head brooch . She holds the left a nud Child stan ding on a cushion , blessing with his right hand and holding a bird in his left . The Th conch above her head is violet brown . e predella is inscribed J S VE TVVM P R E S IDV M CONF VGI MVS SANCTA DEI GE NETR IX W The round headed frame is capped with a cherub head from which hang 1 38 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
to right and left garlands of fruit and flowers arranged in separate triplex e bunches . The base Shows a double rectilinear maeander between b ad and
reel and egg and dart mouldings . Bibl 1 - M 2 r r i D n t 1 . 2 . 6 a cc i . 8 . 62 1 1 C o C 66 C . Burl . , , ; , , II , 4 ; , 4 No ; , 355
— F I G 2 M C M R REVE . 8 . . G . . S D CC S A ADONNA AN I I, A I A
1 42 o MADONNA WITH NUDE STANDING CHILD . Luc in Mu
gello . S . Pietro . Photo . , Private .
u This half fig re of the Madonna , Clad in violet , with a mantle of blue e s lin d green , holds to the left a nude Child who blesse with his right hand and in his left holds a bird . Bibl
Cr. , 347 .
1 43 MADONNA ENTHRONED WITH DRAPED CHILD BLESS
' I Alin N . s ari 2 6 . G . . 8 Florence . S Barnaba Photo , , 3 93 ; Brogi , 47
. set . This relief ( Fig over the door of S Barnaba , Shows a depend ’ on ence Giovanni s forms though lacking his quality . The Madonna , in
1 40 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
1 44 1 2 0 Galatrona THE FOUR EVANGELISTS . 5 (near
m . H . . 2 . t . 0 5 . . Montevarchi ) , Giovanni Battista S atuettes , 4 Photo ,
Alinari 9855 Shows two of them .
a Set on brackets on the wall are four sm ll , white statuettes of the Evange set lists , diagonally on their bases which are inscribed 1 MA E P R P H ETA ( I ) S (an ) TH E . ( O ) ET EVA ( N) GELISTA ( 2 ) J S (an ) MARCE ’ EVA ( N ) GELISTA ( 3 ) J S ( an ) ° LVCA ° EVA ( N ) GELISTA (4 ) 1 S (an ) IH OAN ( N ) E S AP (OSTOLO ) ET EVA ( N ) GELISTA ’ It is barely possible that these statuettes were made by Giovanni s son
e 1 2 0 and 1 2 1 Marco , who receiv d payments in 5 5 in the accounts con cerning Giovanni della Robbia and his work for Messer Leonardo
la r e Ga t on a. e di Giovanni Buonaf de at However , the receiver of paym nts
l - c . is usua ly an agent , not necessarily a o worker
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- . . 1 1 6 1 1 8 ! Archiv di S Maria Nuova , Libro Giallo ( 5 5 ) segnato
Bibl 111 Fi . ar. 1 6 8 1 A M . A . J . . Bacci , , 9 , 44 , , XXII 373
( Doc . )
1 45 MADONNA AND CHILD WITH SS . GIOVANNI BATTISTA
- . . I u 1 1 . AND GIROLAMO Berlin Kaiser Friedrich Muse m , 3 (
. . 1 m Medallion Diam , . 44 . Photo . , Private .
. 8 r 1 This medallion ( Fig 4) was acqui ed in Rome in 846. It was then ’ , so u entirely white was published in the Museum s early catalog es , and was 1 8 still entirely white when in 94 , I took the photograph here published . c u The latest atalog e publishes the garland as polychromatic , the background GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 4 1
as blue on which are streaks of golden glory . The Director had found this “ ” nii ht rn th e ffi ue monument sehr c e , but now compiler of the o cial catalog
calls attention to the naturalistic colouring of the fruit, the preservation for the most part of the gilding in the background and describes the whole as
— F I M TS B M E G. 8 S . ER S . 4. ADONNA AND AIN LIN U UM
’ e o a 1 0 0 ! o a charact ristic w rk of Giov nni s about 5 Alas , that German p ly chro my Should invade the field of sculpture ! Had it been left white it Galatrona would have been equally characteristic , for at there are several 1 1 8 e monuments which Giovanni made in 5 for Leonardo Buonafed , and there is a Madonna of 1 52 0 in the Seminario at Fiesole very similar to the
Berlin medallion in type and devoid practically of polychromy . tl The Madonna , robed in a close fitting robe covered by a man e held to e h gether by a cherub head d brooch , holds on her lap the curly haired C ild
who , as usual , is holding a bird and blessing, but lacks the customary cushion . To the left and right are SS . Giovanni Battista and Girolamo , s in the same saint that flank the Madonna the altarpiece at Arcevia , but
the types have changed somewhat . They are here more conscious of the
fate in store for the happy Child . u The garland , set between egg and dart and leaf mo ldings , is composed 1 42 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
o u t of c ntig ous , chiefly triplex bunches of fruit , flowers and wheat, wi h no is frogs, lizards or other animals . Altogether, the medallion an unusually ’ careful example of Giovanni s workmanship .
Bibl
- - M 1 2 2 6 1 . r. B K 2 I t P B T. . . C l . L . . 6 a C , f , ; , 95 ; , No 9 ; , No 354 ; , 333 ;
- N 1 A Z . K 1 6 . b . h ll r . 1 o 6 S c ottmii e 8 . , 4 49 , No 3 ; Tieck Gerhard , ; f , 1 2 2 XXIV .
1 46 AN D 1 MADONNA CHILD ENTHRONED , WITH SAINTS . H 2 m m . . . 0 . . 1 . 8 1 2 0 . . W o . 5 Fiesole Seminario Altarpiece , 4 , ,
Al n ri 2 2 62 s i a 8 . Photo , , 3 9 Brogi , 9
z l From the Castello or Palaz o Episcopale at F esole this altarpiece ( Fig .
85 ) w as transferred to the Seminario . At that time doubtless the lunette i was raised above ts original level . The name of the donor Guglielmo dei ’ 1 2 0 n Folchi and the date , 5 , are inscribed on the predella of the Mado na s throne . The central relief represents the Madonna seated holding on her right d w ho r is knee the nude chil , seated on a cushion holds a bi d and blessing.
Above her two lily bearing angels hold a golden crown , beneath which is r the Holy Dove . The predella of her th one Shows two putti upholding a mbella ansata inscribed 1 GVL IL E MVS b DE b FOL CHIS b E P ( I S COP V ) S b F E S VL ANVS b FIERI P FECIT b AN ( N ) O
. oo Standing to the left are S Pietro , with keys and b k , and Bishop S .
. t a Donato of Scotland (Duns Scotus) to the right S Giovanni Ba tist , with s cross and scroll inscribed ECCE and Bi hop S . Romolo with the wild beaSt at his feet . Their names are inscribed below 1( 1 ) P ETRV S AP P OS TOLV S S ( ANCTVS ) DONATVS DE SCOTIA ' E P ( I S COP V ( S ' FES V LANVS W
( 3 ) J S ( ANCTVS ) ° IOH AN NE S BATISTA ° ’ ’ ° W' ( 4 ) 1 S ( ANCTVS ) ROMVL VS E P ( I S COP V ) S F E SVLANVS On the predella at either end are the arms of Bishop Guglielmo dei Fol
ar en t sable m ules m chi ; Chequy g and , a di inished fess g , fro which issues ar en t an eagle g in a chief sable. Between them are scenes relating to the
I a . o r 2 . o saints above ( ) the ngel releases S Pietr f om prison , ( ) S D nato
5 . performs a miracle , 3 ) The Presepio , ( 4) The Birth of Giovanni Bat a tist , 5 ) The Beheading of S . Romolo at the well .
1 44 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
F o . 1 47 . MADONNA AND CHILD , AND S . GIOVANNINO l rence m s 1 . l o . Museo Nazionale No . 44 . Medallion . Diam . , Photo , Ali
r 2 68 8 . na i , 7 ; Brogi , 94 9
From the suppressed monastery of the Ognissanti this medallion (Fig .
u 1 866 . d 86) reached the Muse m on May 9 , The Madonna , robed in ark violet with mantle of blue , holds to the left the Child , nude , holding a bird ,
r t . blessing . He stands on a cushion of which a small po tion is glazed whi e
— I 6 M zI N L F . M E NA O A E G. 8 . ORE CE S . ADONNA FL N , U O
. o . . S Giovannino, with flaming nimbus, is t the left All nudes unglazed The background is covered with a Robbia pavement pattern done in blue and green against yellow ground . The frame has a heavy egg and dart moulding within a polychromatic n uin ue lex garla d composed of contiguous , triplex and q q p bunches of fruit m interspersed with flowers, a ong which may be seen also a frog and a lizard .
Bibl
- . 1 2 r 8 . . 1 M . 2 1 . 6 0 C C . Burl , ; , 7 No 7 ; , 33 ; Supino, 44 No 44
1 48 E 1 2 1 S . . . . ROMOLO NTHRONED 5 Fiesole Duomo , over m . 60 . H 1 . Alin ri 2 . . a 0 0 . entrance (interior) , Photo , , 35
From the Castello or Palazzo Episcopale was transferred to the Cathe GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 45
. F h dral the statue of S Romolo ( Fig . 87 ) and the olc i stemma now above
the entrance door (interior) .
— DU o RO O ES E OM . 8 . S . O. 7 M L FI OL ,
n cov S . Romolo is seated on a throne fla ked by yellow female sphinxes , ered with a white mantle heavily bordered with yellow , and wearing an i elabo rately decorated mitre . He s blessing and carries a blue book with
is . d e yellow fittings . At his feet a brown beast Back of his hea a flut d is of b blue Shell . The niche framed by pendent garlands continuous unches of fruit and flowers irregularly composed . The predella is inscribed 1 S b ROMVLVS P EP ( IS COP V ) SF FES VL ANVS 1 2 1 The stemma of Bishop Folchi above and the cartello below, dated 5 , though made at the same time were not designed to form a part of this monument, which was probably capped by the palmette now below the 1 46 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
c cartello . This palmette is Similar to that which aps the frame of the altar piece formerly ln the Via Nazionale
Bibl
- B 1 2 . 1 Cr. . . 8 1 2 R 2 1 M . 2 8 . . 6 B J , ; , i , 4 ; Burl , 4, 4 ; C , 3 No 73 ; , 2 2 M . R H 1 8 2 . 0 . . 0 Vas . , 3 9 ; , , 5 ; , II , 93
1 49 P 1 2 1 . STEMMA OF BISHOP GUGLIELMO DEI OLCHI . 5
Fiesole , Duomo , over entrance door ( interior) .
s r u Within a wreath of continuou , ir eg larly composed fruit and flowers , on a Tuscan Shield set in a blue fluted disk is the stemma of Bishop Gugli F olchi : che ue sable ar en t n ules o elmo dei q y and g , a dimi ished fess g fr m
able ar t which issues in a chief s an eagle gen . n ow t The stemma is set above the statue of S . Romolo . Below that s atue is u r m a rectang lar tablet , o iginally connected with the stem a , inscribed 1 TEMPORE P R ( E VE R E N ) DI b E P ( I S COP ) I b F E S VL ANI b GVL IEL MI b DE FOLCHIS W ANNO b DOMINI b MP D>X XI W
Bibl - l M . 1 F h R i r. 2 2 . 2 2 S H v M . V . C C . . . o c C . . 0 as , 3 No 73 ; , ; , 3 9 ; , , 5 ; 1 II , 93 .
1 5 0 FIVE STATUETTES . Fiesole . Duomo .
- V as . 1 1 o at Milanesi ( , II 93 94 ) reports as in the C nfessione of the C he
s z - dral at Fie ole five gla ed terra cotta statuettes by Giovanni della Robbia .
r They are no longer the e .
1 5 1 1 2 1 VISIT BY THE MARIES TO THE SEPULCHRE . 5 . Flor
z m H . W m . e . . . o . o . . 2 . ence Museo Na ional , No 37 Lunette , 9 ; ,
i ri 2 1 r s Al na . Photo , , 75 ; B ogi , 9493
88 z . 1 8 This lunette ( Fig ) came to the Museo Na ionale in March 68,
s is n from the suppres ed convent of the Annunziata . It Sig ed by Giovanni 1 2 1 della Robbia an d dated 5 . The central portion of the compo sition is ’ closely related to Perugino s Entombment ( 1 459 ) in the Accademia and ’ B rt lomme s P ietai 1 1 o a o o . Fra , ( 5 5 ) in the Pitti Gallery This c mposition , “ k P ieté nown as a Deposition or , represents properly the day of prep ” M h - to att . 2 62 aration or the first visit of the Maries the sepulchre ( 7 , 57 ;
1 2 - u 2 0 h Mk . 5 , 4 47 ; L ke 3 , 5 Here is the tomb which Josep of Ari
1 48 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
was e the convent of the Annunziata . The subject of the lunette esp cially appropriate to the location . The archangel Gabriel robed in white with u mantle of yellow lined green , kneels , holding a lily branch , and anno nces e his message to the Annunziata , who in violet edged yellow robe and mantl of blue lined green is seated on a yellow throne before a highly decorated
— F M AzI ON ALE F I . 8 H A T RE E S EO . G T E C . C 9 . NNUN IA ION LO N , U N O
l curtain . Between the two figures is a dolphin handled vase fu l of roses an e a d lilies , above which amid the gold n light of he ven is seen the Holy
e . Dov , and a bed with curtains and bolster of pure white h The frame as a wider garland than that of its companion piece , com to posed of fruit and flowers , rising from the sides toward the p where is a i row of Annunciation lilies . The fruit s composed of contiguous , triplex bunches interspersed at irregular intervals alternately with pairs of white
roses or white lilies .
Bibl
B K - . 1 VI . 2 1 r. 0 . 8 2 . I C . 6 C , f , , 4 ; Burl , I I ; , 7 No 9 ; , 34 ; Supino , 453
No . 78.
1 5 3 S . FRANCESCO . Florence . Museo Nazionale, No . 59 . Medallion . 1 m . 0 . 8. Diam , . 4 Photo . , Brogi , 947
c This medallion (Fig . 90 ) came from the abandoned chur h now known as the Manifattura dei Tabacchi , in the Via Panicale . S . Francesco is here e represented in three quarter figure , with yellow nimbus , flesh colour d face, yellow brown beard , gray cowl and gown , holding a yellow cross and blue
o . b ok His eyes have light yellow irises . The background is white . The frame has an inner egg and dart moulding and an outer heavy GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 49 w u reath of contig ous , triplex bunches of fruit with white flowers at regular
intervals .
: Bibl .
r 1 1 1 Cr. u . . Bu l . , ; , 339 ; S pino , 449 No 59
— F I F F S . R CES C z G. 0 . M N N A CO. RE E S E A IO LE. 9 AN LO N , U O
1 5 4 . . . . c S FRANCESCO Florence S Cro e ( Cappella Medici) . Half Alin ri 2 1 u . s a 6 r 82 6 . fig re Photo , , 4 ; B ogi , 5
i r c . 1 s S . Frances o ( Fig 9 ) he e portrayed in a gray habit carrying a
— FR . F E F 1 . S . CES ORE CRO IG. 9 AN CO L NC , S . CE. 1 56 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
yellow cross and a blue book with yellow fittings . He shows exaggerated h stigmata on ands and Side .
Bibl
B - M . K 2 . . 2 8 r. 1 . 1 0 C 0 6 . C . , f , 3 ; Burl , 7 ; , No ; , 34
1 5 5 . . a A MONASTIC SAINT Florence , S Croce ( Capell Medici ) . H A u . . s linari 2 1 6 82 Half fig re , Photo , , 3 ; Brogi , 5 7 .
This Saint (Fig. called S . Bernardo by Bode , S . Bonaventura by
- M olin ier Cruttwell Cavallucci and Miss , and Beato Gherardo da Villa
— FI F R . 2 C OCE . G M T E S . . S C S T. ORE C 9 ONA I AIN L N ,
n Alinari an d mag a by , wears a brown habit over a white tunic displays a book inscribed Und e v as a fili ( a ) e pul sate matrem precibus pulsate ad ostium vim ti tan s amicis .
Bibl
B K r - . 2 M . 2 r. 1 . . 1 0 C 0 6 8 C . , f , 3 ; Bu l , 7 ; , No . ; , 34
1 5 6 S . ORSOLA . Florence . Museo Nazionale No . 55 . Medallion . m 1 o . Diam . , . 4 Photo . , Brogi , 9479 .
e 1 This medallion ( Fig . a companion pi ce to No . 5 3 , is also from
i . h Tabacc . t e the Manifattura dei S Orsola , who was stabbed in neck ,
1 5 2 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
— FI S F ORE CE M S E N E. S . OR . G. 94. OLA L N , U O AZIONAL
1 8 - - 1 5 N o . S . ORSOLA . Berlin . Kaiser Friedrich Museum , 33 A ( for
. e . merly) Photo . , Privat
2 This bust, almost a replica of a bust No . 7 in the Museo Nazionale ,
is Florence , in white enamel with yellow crown and necklace with pendant
r . above which is the usual sapphire b ooch . Her neck shows a violet wound
This identifies her as S . Orsola . Cavallucci and Molin ier give the museum number as 6 1 9 ; when I photo 1 graphed it in 1 894 the number had been changed to 33A. In Fraulein ’ S chottmiiller s official catalogue it is omitted altogether .
Bibl
- - N 1 6 . M 2 6 o . C . 6 . , 3 No 3 5 ; Tieck Gerhard , 9
1 5 9 1 2 1 . THE PRESEPIO , OR NATIVITY WITH GLORIA . 5 H 2 m 80 . . . 2 . . . W Florence . Museo Nazionale , No 5 . Altarpiece , ; , l m . s A in ri 2 6 0 0 . 1 . a 55 Photo , , 77 ; Brogi , 9 5
s This altarpiece ( Fig . 95 ) wa formerly in the church of the convent of 1 6 8 . S . Girolamo delle Poverine suppressed in 5 There is no indication on
u was n . ea the mon ment itself that it desig ed for that church It b rs , how
o f ever , the name the donor Filippo di Tommaso di Filippo dei Panichi , 1 2 1 that of the sculptor Giovanni di Andrea della Robbia . and the —date 5 . Bad in composition an d garish in colour as is this monument o ne of the ’ — first to bear Giovanni s Signature its effectiveness would be improved if we bear in mind I ) that the candelabra bearing and musical angels were GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 53 originally lateral decorations of a niche and set either at right angles to
c as ss . oh the entral relief , in the A umption at S Giovanni Valdarno or at
a a , as tuse angle to it in the Madonna and Saints lt rpiece in the Via , Nazi onale ; ( 2 ) that the fruit garland originally sprang from the top and hung
as a . r a down on either Side , in the alt rpiece at S Gi ol mo , Volterra
e r the Shrine of S . Romolo at Fi sole and othe monuments ; and ( 3 ) that the central relief must hav e o rigi nally contained an Annunciation angel and probably lacked the medallion with God the Father .
u es r s u ua . The central gro p repr ents the P e epio , s lly called the Nativity
— F TH M E . N T ORE CE N E. IG. E V TY. 95 A I I FL N , US O AZIONAL 1 54 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
z Here the infant Christ, nude , ungla ed , rests on light green hay ; over him h h o is es . leans S . Giovannin in yellowish brown hair clot ; at sid S Giuseppe o in robe of blue , edged yellow , and cloak of yellow , and S . Maria in vi let
robe with yellow borders , and mantle of light blue lined green . Behind ass c the them are the heads of the ox and , a Shepherd arrying a lamb ; r thatched stable ; hill Sides with trees , bi ds , and animals ; shepherds watch
k z o ing their floc s , daz led by the light from the Annunciation angel ( p ssibly the small angel here used to support th e enormous medallion) and three a the angels Singing the Gloria in Excelsis . The huge st r in the East and o f medallion of God the Father in yellow flames light , surrounded by blue W a and violet inged cherubs alternating with golden st rs , seems an intrusion
t . into the composition , diverting attention from the principal heme The predella Shows at either end the stemma of the Panichi family Gul es ffi bl or sa e. , a gri n segreant debruised of a bend Between the two stemmi is a long relief representing the procession and adoration of the o nd a Magi , the don r a a Dominican monk , and c rtellini inscribed ( 1 ) H OC ' OP VS ' FECIT FIERI : P H I L I P P V S : DICTVS THOME P ANICV S and ( 1 ) AN ( N ) O MDXXI The fruit f rame is a continuous series chiefly of triplex bunches of fruit W interspersed with hite flowers . The lateral decorations consist of I ) inscriptions on palmette-handled tablets ; to the left , 1 H OCP OP V S P FECIT FIERI P H IL I P P VS b THOME PHILIPPI b DE P ANICH I S P AN ( N ) O D ( OMI ) NI b MP DP XXI to the right . 1 HOC OP VSP F ECITP IOA NN ) ES ANDREEP DE P ROBIAP AO APO SVIT b HOC P IN TEMPORE DIE b VLTIMA b L VL II AN ( N ) O » D ( OMI ) NI » MP DP XXI ' t ; 2 new i ) candelabra bearing angels in honour of the born Ch ld , the two
r s ea lowermost in obes of blue with green collars and wing of wood , b ring candlesticks and kneeling on polygonal pedestals inscribed respectively - W P VE R » NATV S » ES T » NoBI s w an d W FVL IV S b DATVS b EST b NOBIS W ; the smaller ones above clad in violet brown with mantles of blue ; 3 ) four e n o cherubs , wing d alter ately in violet and in blue , serving as punctuati n points or resting places before we reach 4) the musical angels who with ci h t era . fl a eolets v , tambourine , psaltery, g and iolin unite in the Gloria in x E celsis .
1 56 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
t n with man le of yellow lined green , holdi g a book and palm , her symbol a 1 + toothed wheel at her Side , on a pedestal inscribed SANCTA CHATER INA Above their heads are blue and v iolet winged cherubs separating
them from a medallion of God the Father with open arms . Below him
— F I N . TABER C LO E E ONTIC P. RE CE VI N E 6. A FIG 9 NA O D LL FLO N , AZIONAL .
the Holy Dove emitting golden light through a golden crown held b ’ a ove the Madonna s head by two lily bearing , polychromatic angels . polygonal pedestal of the Madonna ’ s throne is inscribed 1 SALVE P VIRGO b PARENS b TER R ARV M b CVN ( C) TA GENTIS SALVE SPES H OMI NVM GRATIA VITA S ALVS T and further below GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 57 J QVES TO > DEVOTO TABER NACH OLOP AN ( N ) O FATTO FARE GL ( I ) VOMINI DEL RE AME DI BEL IE M ( M ) E P POSTO IN VIA » SANCTA CH ATERI NA b M>D>XXII
r com The latter inscription explains the int oduction of S . Caterina into the
was . a position . In the same district a Compagnia di S Barbara , favourite society for German s and Flemings . ’ in r Ghiberti s The frame, g oss imitation of bronze gates , Shows a series
is 1 . a of heads associated with fruit and flowers . To the left ( ) S Sebasti no hi d his 2 5 . s in a niche, ( ) Antonio Abate , name inscribe on nimbus , 3 )
his . S . Domenico , a star on nimbus , (4 ) S Stefano , a stone on his head ,
Z s . o . ( 5 ) a Bishop , S . anobi or Ambrogi , S France co , 7 ) S Filippo Ben izzi th e 1 88 a io , a restoration of year 5 when the he d in this posit n (prob o f t w r o e ably some o her saint) as through ca elessness br ken to piec s, and - -dos 8 . a ( ) S Rocco . The fruit bunches , chiefly triplex , are arranged dos and separated by blue ribbons tied in horizontal bows .
Bibl
A 2 B ldi i 2 2 0 8 Bi z zi 2 8 -2 86 . S 8 a n u . a e cc . . , IV, 9 ; , V , ; B J , 4 , 79 ; g , 5 ;
B - K A r . M . A 2 1 . . 2 S . . 0 8 C , f , 4 ; . , II ; Bu l , ; , Frontispiece ,
1 2 - 6 1 2 1 1 D R 1 R . . 2 6 Cr 2 2 1 . 4 , 3 , 3 No . 5 . , 3 9 ; Demmin , 5 ; , ,
2 6-2 F 2 1 86 v on R umoh r 2 e S c. L 6 5 5 7 ; , IV , ; Richa , IV , ; , II , 95 not ; V Z 2 0 0 . 1 K 2 as 1 b. . , II , 9 ; . f. XX , 7
1 6 1 MADONNA ENTHRONED AND SAINTS . Florence. S . Croce . - rz lli - m H . 2 . . . S e e . . W Cappella Bardi Round headed altarpiece , 45 ; , 1 m Alin ri 2 882 1 1 . 6o . s a 0 . Photo , , 93 ; Brogi , 5 . Cast, Lelli , 74
c as In S . Croce, the hapel formerly known as the Pulci , now the Cappella
- i S erzell a a . Bardi , cont ins an alt rpiece (Fig 9 7 ) in style characteristic of ’ ’ R r 2 2 2 B r i Giovanni della obbia s wo k of 1 5 1 or 1 5 . og s photograph Shows t Of hat the sides the chapel were once painted with Giottesque frescoes , ’ Alinari s e s which as photographs Show , were entirely conceal d by plaster o as to make the altarpiece fit against the wall . This suggests that the altar piece was not originally designed for this position . We become convinced w o of this when e consider the question of a frame . Here is nly an egg l and dart mou ding with no crowning ornament and no lateral acroteria, in fact no termination . This now frameless altarpiece was in all probability
i n Fonticin completed in a manner Sim lar to that of the Taber acolo delle e . where an analogous egg and dart moulding rests on inadequate architectural t support . The cen ral relief represents the Madonna enthroned amid stand 1 58 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
ing saints . Possibly two more saints occupied niches in the sloping Sides of the frame, and a bust of God the Father at the summit gave to the monu ment the customary Trinitarian character . The Madonna robed in violet
— F M IG. . A S TS . F ORE CE CR C S . E 97 DONNA AND AIN L N , O .
edged yellow and a mantle of blue lined green , carries on her knees the
H r nude Child seated on a cushion . e throne has yellow mouldings and
r v s acroteria , blue f ieze and archi olt , and a predella in cribed
1 60 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
FI - G. 8. B T or W NEW RK DAVAN ZATI S A E. 9 US A OMAN . YO , L
1 63 MADONNA AND CHILD . Cascio . SS . Stefano e Lorenzo .
Photo . , Private .
The Madonna stands in a niche erect with th e nude Child on her left n h arm a d holds is right wrist in her right hand . She wears a light blue
e mantle over her violet brown gown . Two ang ls hold a crown over her i head . The orig nal crown is now concealed by a modern metal one and a ha Similar modern crown s been set on the head of the Child . The frame displays on the archivolt a Winged cherub head with pendent
n s a r . bu che of polychromatic fruit ag inst a white g ound The pilasters , also c white, decorated with pendent garlands consisting of triplex bun hes of
r fruit and flowe s . The predella Shows a heavy egg and dart cornice, a blue
frieze formerly inscribed , and an undecorated base moulding .
By a pupil of Giovanni della Robbia .
1 6 4 . s MADONNA AND CHILD , WITH S GIOVANNINO . U sé .
. N r in . . eue de Chateau , Chapelle Photo ,
. i This is a puzzling relief The Madonna holding the nude Child bless ng, and the kneeling S . Giovannino clad in hair cloth and his scroll inscribed GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 6 1
A NVS G . ECCE DEI , suggests the influence of Giovanni della Robbia The
o s th e the r polychr matic cherub in the lunette, console with Che ub head and ’ n r ec the cornucopias , and the sphinxes in the Madon a s th one also r all his 1 2 1 it work of 5 . The background with s rosettes in Circles seems too sche matic and its extension below the console most unusual . The outer frame with th e fruit garland about the lunette and the dolphin capitals over the his o f pilasters suggest also influence, —but the pendent bunches wheat in triplex bunches is a new departure possibly designed by Girolamo della
. e Robbia However, I have not s en this relief and it may be in great part modern .
1 65 TWO ANGELS HOLDING A CROWN . Florence . Museo Nazi m in 8. . . 1 . . s Al ri 2 . a 6 onale No 4 Medallion Diam , 37 Photo , , 7 9 8 Brogi , 94 7 .
a This medallion ( Fig . brought from the C ppuccini monastery on A 1 86 has pril 5 , 7 , long been recognized as a combination of unrelated parts . The central relief of a Madonna adoring the Child , not to be at to c tributed Giovanni della Robbia , originally had no onnection with this
— . . A GE N Az ON ALE. CR W . ORE CE M U S Eo I FIG 59 N LS HOLDING O N FL N ,
f m . was r ra e Nor the frame designed for this elief , as the ground on which the has angels stand no relation to that on which the Madonna is kneeling . s The angels holding a yellow crown , through which a white dove pour m u e . tong es of fla , are clad in yellow robes and have blue collars In all 1 62 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA details they reflect the work of Giovanni della Robbia between the years
2 2 n is . e tral 1 5 0 and I 5 5 . The original desig not perfectly Clear Had the c n relief been a Madonna enthroned we Should have expected smaller angels
flying above her head . For an Assumption the angels would have been
represented as supporting a mandorla . Here they are standing on the l the l ground, too large in sca e even for a Ciborio to have occupied midd e ground . Possibly they were designed to enframe a painting by another f artist on a dif eren t scale . Evidently the central portion of the composi h tion as been lost and another of convenient Size put in its place . The garland is composed of irregularly triplex continuous bunches of
fruit and flowers on which are seen a snail and a lizard .
Bibl
- . 0 1 1 M 2 1 r 0 C . . C . . 8. Burl , 5 , ; , 7 No 73 ; , 339 ; Supino, 447 No 4
’ 1 66 I 2 2 STEMMA OF ARCANGELO SPIGLIATI . 5 . Florence , 2 Museo Nazionale , No . 4 . Photo . , Private .
1 On a painted plaque ( Fig . 0 0 ) a beribboned tournament Shield bears the a : Gules er ar e nt Spigliati rms , a tow g surmounted by two lions rampant
— F IG. 1 m . S TE or ARC E S P T M MA ANG LO IGLIA I .
or. Around the arms is inscribed : S ( ER ) ARCH ANGIOLO DI LORE ( N ) ZO SPIGLIATI b E S VORVM P AN ( N ) O » S ( ALVATORIS ) » MP DXXII W
1 64 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
C s he tion of irises . The hild , nude, holding a bird , blessing, is seated acro s r r lap on a cushion . The throne is faced with panels decorated with g ot teschi yellow on blue and bear on each Side the Montolivetan i arms : a mount Th or vert n ules . e of three tops , with olive branches , surmou ted by a cross g predella is inscribed : 1 S VB TVVM ) P RES IDIVM CONFVGI MVS » SANCTA » DEI )
Above the head of the Madonna two polychromatic angels , with many coloured wings, bear a yellow , jewelled crown through which the Holy l Dove pours out ye low tongues of fire .
Bibl
B K 2 - r 2 . M . 8 M . 2 . 2 . 2 . I nn C 8 0 C 0 , f , 5 ; Brogi , , 3 ; , 3 No 5 ; , 4 , 3 9 ; , R H R . 1 D R 2 F . . S . . c. L 6 , 47 ; , ., 57 ; , IV , 3
1 68 . c Cas MADONNA AND CHILD BLESSING Floren e (near) . in i li c ta . tello di V g a Chapel .
. h From the Palazzo Corsi , Florence I ave not seen this Madonna, but it appears to be by Giovanni della Robbia and may be associated with the
Monte Oliveto and the Scandicci Madonnas . Like them it is inscribed SVB TVVM P RE S IDIVM CONF VGIMVS SANCTA DEI GENETRIX c The frame work appears to be modern. The pilasters and ar hivolt are not R obbiesque ; the base inscribed 1 A( N ) NO P DOMINI MP DP XXVI follows the type of a ciborium base like that in the Museo Nazionale No . 77 . is t The console too small for the abernacle .
Bibl r 2 R D R 2 2 C . . . 6 . , 34 ; , . , 57, 5
1 69 S . BENEDETTO ENTHRONED . Monte Oliveto Maggiore . Ab m W . li r . s A n i 1 . a bazia (over entrance , inner side) , 5 Photo , , 9 53 1 2 Lombardi , 54 .
Over the inner Side of the main entrance to the grounds of the monastery 1 2 at Monte Oliveto is a statue of S . Benedetto ( Fig . 0 ) under whose rule the monastery was placed by its founder S . Bernardo dei Tolomei . The
to e r throne is similar that of the Madonna on the outer Sid of the ent ance , but its low predella bears no inscription . The dark bearded saint clad in white monastic robes blesses with his right hand ; in his left is an open book inscribed : AV S CVLTA b O FILI GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 65
MA I S TRI b I NCLI N AVREM ( I) PRECEPTA G ET A , the first words
of his famous Rule .
Bibl
I - M 2 B . 2 8 8 . r 2 . 2 C 0 6 . K . nn C 0 8 , f , 5 Brogi , , 3 ; , 3 No ; , 4 , 34 ; Jame
L e M on r r 1 1 8- 1 . O de s . son , g. , 5 , 4 49
— B N E R MO TE OLIVETO M GG RE. . 1 2 . E EDETro T E . FIG 0 S . N H ON D N A IO
1 7 0 - S . ANTONIO ABATE . Berlin . Kaiser Friedrich Museum , No .
1 8 m . 1 H 1 . . . o6 . ( I Statuette . . , Photo , Museum
1 8 i 6 . s Purchased in Florence in 4 . S Antonio here seated on a throne 1 n i . 0 o as s . o ra ( Fig 3 ) r amented with sphinxes , S Romol in Fiesole Cathed l He is blessing with his right hand and in his left holds a book inscribed 1 O VOI CH E SIATE NEL V R i V RE O . e C O Q ( . ) MIO AVERTI S CO 1 66 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA CH E NO ( N )
LA FATICA DI TANTO TEMP0 +
. ma i The nudes are unglazed , as also the cowl The ntle s decorated with a pattern resembling that on the Madonna in the Assumption medallion in
— FI AB M S E . . A R . G 1 0 S TO TE. E 3 . N NIO A B LIN U UM the facade of the hospital at Pistoia and has a yellow bo rder on ’ At c . . whi h at intervals appears one of S Antonio s symbols , the T cross his feet is the pig wearing a bell about his neck .
Bibl
B I n hudi 1 - M 2 2 . K 2 t P Ts . L c . C 6 6 . a d , f ; , 95 ; Bode , 44 No 35 ; ,
- h ii r 1 . 1 1 o. . r m ll 8 6 C . S c ott e N No 3 3 ; , 333 ; , 5 No ; Tieck Gerhard, A 62 8 .
1 7 1 - . . 1 d S . ANTONIO ABATE . Paris Louvre , No 45 . Round heade m m H 1 . 0 . W . 0 . . relief . . , 5 , 59
o o S . Ant nio, clad in br wn monastic robe , is seated holding a crutch in
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1 r . Old Testament characte s . West Side .
1 r a . . . Co ner med llion S Matteo with angel . 2 h . ea . Adam , with a child ( Abel ) and a serpent , female ded (Fig
3 . Eve , with a child , and serpent .
4 . Noah , with ark and dove carrying branch .
5 . Abraham , with Isaac , flaming altar and knife ( Fig .
— — AB A F IG. 1 0 6 R . 1 0 . . FIG. 5 DAM AHAM
a 6 . Moses , with sword hilt (deliverance) and flaming nimbus and fl mes
(burning bush ) .
sun . Joshua , with sword and (standing still)
. David , with harp and head of Goliath and stone
hisedek r . Melc , with ephod and c own h H olo em es. Judith , with head of p
sea . Jonah , with monster
tw o . Daniel , with lions
Elijah , with flames .
— — S . V N B S 1 . G TT T . . 0 S . T F G. 1 0 8. EO FIG 7 IO A NI A I A I ADD . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 69
in . 1 4 . John Baptist, clad hair cloth , flaming nimbus ( Fig
1 n on . 5 . Stephen , sto e head
s . t . II . Apo tles Nor h side
1 . Corner Medallion . S . Marco , with lion .
2 a . . S . Matti ( repeated) , with sword u A 2 had e . S T s . 3 . S . Taddeo , nimbus inscribed . 1 (Fig
4 . S . Simone , without attributes . o 5 . S . Bartolomme , with a knife .
nn n ea s . 6 . Giova i Eva gelista ( rep ted ) , without ymbol T A 7 ho . o S . mas 7 . T . T mmaso , nimbus inscribed 1 A A ) S . nd rea . 8. . s S Andrea , nimbus inscribed 1
9 . S . Pietro, with keys .
1 0 . Christ . 1 1 A R l . . va e i na Ce o. S Maria, inscribed g 1 2 h . S . Paolo , wit sword hilt . 1 I E . b o nn . n ha is v el . 3 S Giovanni Eva gelista , nimbus inscri ed S . ang 1 ff 4. S . Jacopo Maggiore , with sta and Shell .
1 . l . o P h m A ili . . S . s s 5 S Filipp , with cross , nimbus inscribed j p ( Fig
1 6. o S . Matte , with angel .
1 . A . r M t S . at hias . 7 S Mattia, with dagger , nimbus insc ibed pls
1 8. S . Jacopo Minore, with Club .
III . Male Saints . South Side .
1 . . . a n Corner medallion S Giov n i Evangelista with eagle .
2 . o o h . S L renz , wit gridiron .
. . n 3 S Ugo of Gre oble , with crozier and swan (Fig .
— — . 1 0 . S I PP FIG 1 m. S . UGO. FIG 9 F LI O . .
4. S . Bruno , with mitre and crozier (Fig .
e . 5 . S . Ben detto , in white monkish cowl ( Fig 1 70 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
— - F . S BR NO. F 1 1 2 S B EN EDETIO . I G. . IG . I I I U .
Z . S . anobi , with monogram of Christ and crozier
ic olo . . c S N da Bari , with three gold balls (Fig ’ S . Girolamo , with cardinal s hat and lion ( Fig .
o . S . Greg rio , with dove ( Fig
Christ ( Fig.
an . Pope Urban II , with icons of SS . Pietro d Paolo confirmed
order of the Carthusians ( Fig .
— F 1 1 S N ICCOLO G R MO. IG. 3 . . I OLA
A w z S . gostino , ith mitre and cro ier , also an aedicula , Signed
u E s tini ps . (Fig .
r S . Gio gio, with dragon (Fig .
n S . Martino , nimbus Sig ed .
S . Francesco , with crucifix .
on . S . Domenico , with lilies , star nimbus ( Fig
his S . Antonio Abate , with a devil at Side .
. e o . S G orgi , with dragon ( Fig
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IV . Female Saints . East Side .
1 . 0 x . . Corner Medallion . S Luca with
2 . . S . Sebastiano, three arrow wounds
3 . S . Orsola, arrow wound in neck , crown .
4 S . Barbara, with palm and tower .
5 . S . Cecilia , with palm , crown of roses , and name on nimbus .
6 . . S Caterina , with wheel .
. . a h s . 7 S Agat , wit palm and brea ts
8 . . S Apollonia , with palm and tweezers ( Fig . c Lu ia , with palm and eyes on salver ( Fig .
F I G. 1 2 . S . L C . F AP N I IG 2 . . . 2 2 S . . . 1 S F IG 1 . OLLO A 3 U IA 4
h . 0 . . 1 S Marta , wit lilies and monster ( Fig
1 ar . 1 . S . Marg eta , with cross and monster
1 2 . n . 1 2 S . Maria Maddale a , long hair, name on nimbus ( Fig
Saint , with gridiron and torch .
— A F I 1 2 6 . F A M G . S 1 2 L DD E . . . IG. 5 . A AL NA NSANO
1 . . . 4 S Veronica , with Christ face on her breast
A . 1 . a . nsanus 5 S . Ansano , with p lm , and flames , nimbus Signed S ( Fig GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 73
: . . Documents ! Copied by Mr . Rufus G Mather ] “ 1 6 febraio 1 2 1 . Adi detto ( di 5 3 ) S pex e de la n (ost) ra fabricha deon o dare 2 0 5 Ducatj v intidua lsei S quatordicj 2 0 2 sono p (er) teste 66 e uno ysaia postj nel claustro de monaci pagamo ' o a m giovanj dala robia come Si vede ‘0 in quaderno di cassa S k c 62 Duc 2 2 l 6 S 1 4 dj
- o 1 1 6 1 2 o . ! Archiv . di Stat , La Certosa , Giornale K 5 5 3 , segnat Corp
1 . Sopp . No . 5 Cod . I 5 a c
' Ybs m F ( ilius) Adi 1 3 di febraio 1 52 3 Capsa controscripta de avere
A spex e dette (di fabricha) Ducatj v intidua uatodic fu 1 2 d cto : 66 o l sei S q j e adi di e sono p (er) teste . post ° nel claust de monacj et 10 ysaia supra ala cisterna el qualle mo ntj 1 2 4 s 1 0 et le teste a S 40 luna ’ o pagamo a m giovanj da la robia in firenze e l 4 S 4 hebe di piu che no (n) doveva avere e quallj hebe in dono in tuto Duc 2 2 l 6 S 1 4 dj
uadem o n 1 2 0 - 1 1 n ! Idem , idem , Q di Cassa E trata e Uscita F 5 53 , seg ato
o . 1 0 C . Corp . S pp No . 5 Cod 4 a
Ybs maria adsint MDXXIJ adi 2 4 di zugn o Capsa antescripta dj bavere
A Spese di fabricha duc dua lire sei e S v dj p (er) libr 1 350 di marmor bii cha 2 9 a l 1 5 el miaro (migliaio) p (er) elcapitelo e la bassa de la colona de la cisterna ' o ° cOpro m franc scarpelino in firenze Duc 2 l -6 S - 5 dj
m C. ! Ide , a 1 74 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
Ybs MD Capsa controscripta dj baver (e) adj 1 0 di dixembre 1 52 2
1 3 di dixebre
A spese di fabrica duc tre lire una e S iiij dj p (er) uno ferro delacarucula e p (er) una catena di ferro p (er) la cisterna nova pagati ' o a m piero fabro Duc 3 l 1 s-4 dj
! Idem a C.
' D X II h m . M . . y s . F J Capsa controscripta de avere p (er) insino 2 4 di ap ( ri) lle 1 52 3
9 detto (maggio)
A spese di fabricha ldua S dua sono p (er) acon zatura di una carrucula di ottone porto mariotto fabro al noci Duc l 2 S -2 dj
! Idem a C.
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A A 1 ro i . S . . . 1 1 a cc . 8 0 C , V 75 ; B J , ; Burl , 4 ; Cahier, I , 3 5 ; ,
l luz 1 - 2 D zo M . 1 1 2 m Ga C 2 r. 2 2 0 0 . 6 C 0 0 e , 9 ; , 4 , No 9 ; , 9 , 4 43 , 343 ; ’ - 2 1 8 . M L . A R D R . rte 2 0 6 1 2 . . . . min , ; R G , , XIII ( Doc ) , , 2 8-2 c F - S . L 6 1 2 1 2 V . 6 as. 8 5 59 ; , IV , 3 4 ; , II , note , 9
1 7 3 ’ . os d Ema . STATUE OF ISAIAH Florence (near) . Cert a in Val
Statue over the cistern .
1 2 o f Documents and relating to the heads prophets , apostles and saints for the Certosa men tion that Giovanni della Robbia in 1 52 3 was also paid o for a statue of Isaiah placed above the cistern in the Cloister . An ir n h . as grill now covers the cistern The statue disappeared . Bibl L ’ A . D . rte 2 0 6 OC R G Mather, , XXI , XIII ( ) .
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H . 1 7 8 6 . . M . . o . S . ICHELE Paris L uvre No 43 (old No G , m m 0 . . 1 1 . W. . 7 ; , 39
and m o s S . Michele, in gray blue armour a antle of violet lined green , h ld
ol ti . s in . a e a sword in his right hand , cales his left From the Camp na c l c on
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- 1 Cr. 0 . C M . 2 . , 74 No 44 ; , 35
7 9 1 . m z H 6 . Rove zano . . 0 S . MICHELE. , 5
i . o NO. 1 s u S et in a niche on the exterior of a h use , 3 , a relief stat e of S ba r o r Michele . His nimbus and are yell w ; his wings st iped with blue , m n d white , yellow, green, violet ; his ar our is blue orname te with yellow ;
his . a a s o his cloak brown ; socks yellow In his right h nd is w rd, in his
s . left scales . The dragon is green with black and yellow spot
Bibl
- 6 Cr. . M . 2 8 . 2 . 1 1 6 C Burl , ; , 4 No 5 ; , 353
1 80 I THE MADONNA AND CHILD BETWEEN SA NTS . Flor Vi H . . a . . 1 . m. . o o ence S Jacop di Ripoli ( della Scala) Lunette , s ; m Alinari 2 1 6 60 . W . 2 . . s o 1 0 . , 45 Photo , , 5 5 ; Br gi , 4 Cast, Lelli , 4
. an n The church of S Jacopo di Ripoli was early Dominican foundatio , which found special patrons in the Antinori family during the latter half of the XV and the early XVI century . Within this church were the two Rifr i lunettes by Giovanni della Robbia removed to La Quiete at ed . The 1 2 lunette on the exterior ( Fig . 7 ) would appear also to have been executed o by Giovanni while str ngly influenced by Verrocchio . o m The Madonna, unusually Slender in proporti n , carries in her ar s the
is . ea S nude Child who blessing She w rs a large star on her right houlder,
S imilar to that worn by the Madonna at Monte Oliveto . To the left is the hi . ff patron saint of the Church, S Jacopo Maggiore with s sta and a book
S . ornamented with his hells The type is a fairly Close parallel to the 5 . n Galatrona 1 1 8 Giovan i Battista at ( 5 ) and at the Certosa S . ’ Domenico resembles Giovanni s representation of that saint at the Cer tosa . A continuous wreath of fruit with white flowers at intervals sur rounds the lunette .
Bibl B ia - 1 . F r. B . V . 6 m. 0 6 K 2 J , 4 ; Becchi , , 97 ; , t . 3 ; Burl . , 53 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
- - v 1 6 M . 2 . 1 Cr. 2 2 1 1 0 8 C M . 0 54 ; ; , 49 , 7 No 5 ; , 34 35 , 3 54 ; Fo ille , ; , F l 1 8 1 - 1 82 R R 2 1 8 S c . . . D . D R A 1 2 . . . . 7 Fig 5 3 ; , , ; III , ; Richa ,
0 V as . 1 2 . IV, 3 5 ; , II , 9
R I . I 2 M N D TS F RE CE S . ACOPo D1 P F G 1 . S . 7 ADONNA A AIN , LO N , J OLI
1 8 1 r MADONNA AND CHILD . Unglazed . Newpo t . Collection of
m . . 0 . 86 . Mr . E . J . Berwind . Medallion . Diam . , Photo , Private
1 0 . Cast Lelli , 4
is This unglazed relief said to have come from the Gavet Collection , in which case its Robbia -like f rame w as discarded and one of a quite different
r i s characte substituted . The Child also in t change of location acqui red a t loin clo h . Some accidental markings in the Berwind relief are not visible in the illustration of the Gavet relief . It appears to me probable that both the Gavet and the Berwind medallion are modern casts f rom the mould
r taken by Lelli f om the Madonna in the lunette of S . Jacopo a Ripoli . 1 78 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
Bibl r 1 8 i t G v et . 6 . 2 lin . a R 1 2 . Mo e Ca M . D A , . . . , 7 , Fig 5 ; , , No , Plate
o 1 82 MADONNA AND SAINTS JACOPO AND DOMENICO . Fl r m H . o . o . aCO ino a o . . ence . S . J p in Polveros ( f rmerly) Lunette , 7 ;
W m . . , 1
This church , like S . Jacopo di Ripoli , belonged to the Dominican Church in S . Maria Novella . Over the door, on the exterior , then removed to the
t rior w s o e , a a lunette with narrow fruit frame containing a comp sition
Similar to that at S . Jacopo di Ripoli but somewhat modified and rendered an d in polychromy . Here S . Jacopo in green robe violet mantle held his
f an b : staf in his right h d and a ook in the left ; the Madonna , in violet and
blue holds the Child to the left . S . Domenico looked more natural in his
z r black gown . The faces were gla ed flesh colou . The lunette was stolen 1 in 90 5 .
Bibl
- M A 1 2 . 2 2 8 R b l a ib . r t . . 0 i al e S C . oss . te . , XXIV 4 ; , 5 No 7 ; , VIII 1 75
1 83 MADONNA AND CHILD , S . GIOVANNI NO , ANGELS WITH
1 2 L r . w n . . . o e ar CROWN 5 3 Paris , g d Gallery ( fo merly) Altarpiece m 1 H . z . . 1 m o W . . . . , 7 ; , / 7 Photo , Private
1 2 1 2 This altarpiece ( Fig . 8) was set up in 5 3 in honour of Giovachin o ’ Macin hi his a de R OS S i di Filippo g , probably by wife Fr ncesca di Manfredi , w 1 2 to whom he as married in 48 .
o f The central relief Shows the Madonna , in violet with mantle blue
re r a lined g en , a cherub b ooch and star on her Shoulder , seated on a yellow
throne panelled in imitation of variegated marble , holding a nude Child a who st nds on a cushion holding a bird , and blessing . In front of the n . n throne is the kneeling S Giova nino with flami g nimbus , holding a scroll inscribed ECCE AGNVS DEI ; back of it a curtain embroidered with
R z a obbia pavement pattern , over which two angels , in white with hori ont lly
r i striated wings , holding lilies , bear a jewelled crown ove which s the Holy
u r Dove emitting yellow tong es of fire . The base of the throne is insc ibed 1 S VB TVVM P RE S IDIV M CONFVGI MVS : SANCTA DEI ' GENE TRIX The predella at either end contains enwreathed the Castello di Vinci or the Rossi arms : Argen t with c astle embattled and flanked by a tower gul es ;
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o as a . garland holder, fr m which the fruit emanates if for pendent g rlands The composition of the garland Shows an unbroken series of chiefly triplex bunches with transverse white flowers at irregula r intervals .
i hino Macin hi 1 0 2 P 0 G ovac g had been Capitano at Livorno in 5 , and 1 1 2 w as Cas e nd 0 . d sté. at Fiesole a Sesto in 5 3 In 5 3 he Podesta at the
as is . tello di Vinci , Shown by the annexed Document Document “ Poti s Vincis Cfi Duobus Noto rij s Tribus familis cu sal (ario) 0 0 uno equS lib . 5 a p (otestate) Jhoach in us filippi Johachinj d (e ) macinghis p (er ) 6 men sibus 2 2 junu ” 1 52 3
- . R i m E x in or m 1 0 1 2 n . e stru tr sec u ! Arch di Stato g , 5 5 5 9 , seg ato Tratte
od . C 7 1 C.
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c h 2 1 . M c in hi D n ke Z K C S . v . a e e n . . c r. An isa , DD , 9 , g ; , f VI M R - . H 2 8 2 P 1 . . . 68 0 0 . 354 ; , , 5 5 9 ; , 3 ; 7 7 ; Wills , 5
1 84 l i . MADONNA AND CHILD AND SAINTS . F ina p a Savona
. m 2 m . H . 1 . 2 . . 2 . . u . 6 W Church Niche and lateral fig res , , 5 Photo ,
Private .
Within a niche framed with continuous pendent garlands of coarse fruit is a e full length seated Madonna , holding on her lap and suckling a nud
Child seated on a cushion ( Fig . To the left of the niche is a kneel
. o ing figure of S Matteo , holding a bo k open , to the right also kneeling , S .
o . r Giovanni holding book pen The figures and frame a e polychromatic .
By a pupil of Giovanni della Robbia .
1 85 . o MADONNA AND CHILD AND SAINTS Pratovecchio . Borg
di Mezzo .
A crude polychromatic relief of the seated Madonna and Child between f u o . . standing fig res S Giovanni Battista and S Sebastiano .
Bibl
- M 1 . . 2 8 r 1 6 2 6 . . . C C Burl , ; , 4 No 5 ; , 3 53 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
F M TS F I N ALP I A S V . IG. 1 2 . S 9 ADONNA AND AIN , A ONA
1 86 P ratovec MADONNA AND CHILD WITH S . GIOVANNINO .
m . . 6o H . o . o . . chi Piazza Aurora and Via Maestro , Casa Brocchi , c ; m o . o . W c . 4
r an d The Madonna seated , wears a ma oon tunic mantle of blue lined
r . g een . Faces imitate flesh colour . Clouds are dark blue and yellow To W h . t e left S . Giovannino in green hair cloth kneeling A inged cherub on each Side of the Madonna . Bibl
- 1 1 M 2 6 . 2 Cr. 2 . . 6 C . Burl , ; , 4 No 57 ; , 53
1 87 A D D Fin i N A . al a MADONNA CHILD N s . GIOVANNINO p
- l . H . z om . 1 . 2 m a . . W . Savona . Church . Round headed tarpiece , 4 , , 3
Photo . , Private .
Here is represented by a follower of Giovanni della Robbia a seated M adonna , three quarter length , holding to left a nude Child seated on a i i . s a cushion ( Fig To the r ght a h l f figure o f S . Giovannino in A NVS hair cloth , holding a scroll inscribed ECCE G DEI . Above the ’ Madonna s head is a Dove. emitting flames through a crown upheld by two 1 82 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
L n r 1 2 owe a d . angels who also hold lilies . Compare the g Madonna of 5 3 The frame has pendent garlands springing from a central holder and com
posed o f fruit arranged in groups of five . A coarse inner rope moul ding : completes the frame . The predella Shows at either end the Olivetani arms
Azure ar en t ules an d , a mount of three tops g surmounted by a cross g , two
M N F I L I N F I 1 0 . DO N A P A G. 3 A NA, S AVO A .
r 1 B enedet lateral olive trees natural . Between them a e three reliefs ( ) h to 2 r is . , ( ) Christ in the Sepulch e upheld by mother and S Giovanni , 3 ) is the S . Bernardo . Below a console with winged cherubs upholding
n Olivetani arms between two cor ucopias of fruit . Above all is the inscription NON S CA( N ) DAT SCA ( N ) DENS NON SCANDENS S CANDIT IN
DIS CITO NON S CANDE NS SCANDERE S CANDIT IN
inal i - 8 The monastery at F p a belonged to the Olivetani from 1 477 1 45 . Bibl R 2 M . H . , . . , 74
1 84 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
TH N T Y F I 1 1 . E V T S S G. EP ER C S E C E T 3 A I I AND H H D , A OL , OLL GIA A . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 85
’
1 90 . El . a d sa S . GARLAND . Colle di Val Maria lle Grazie
Brogi catalogues a polychromatic garland of fruit and flowers about a ’
at d Elsa. c its window in S . Maria alle Grazie , Colle di Val Be ause of prox imit is fin e as y to Casole , where there a altarpiece by some sociate of Gio vanni della Robbia , we may suppose this garland to be in all probability of the same style and period .
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r 6 . I na 1 68 C . Brogi , , ; , 33
1 9 1 THE NATIVITY . Fiesole . Monastery of S . Francesco .
c a Mo linier t c A cording to Cav llucci , over the en ran e to the monastery of
c Carocci o . the Cappu cini , and to , over an inner do r of the monastery of S
is t Francesco there a polychromatic Nativity, a tributed to the atelier of
Giovanni della Robbia .
Bibl
- 2 M . 2 . 1 Carocci 1 2 C . , I , 4 ; , 3 No 75
1 9 2 2 1 . THE VISITATION AND SAINTS . 5 4 . Lamporecchio . S m 2 m Alin ri H . . 0 . . . o . s a . W Stefano . Altarpiece , 3 3 ; , 9 Photo , ,
- 1 0 2 o 8 8 8. 88 ; Br gi , 4 77 4 7
A document copied by Pasquale Cecconi in 1 587 Shows that on the 3oth i of March 1 52 4 the people of the Pieve of S . Stefano at Lamporecchio reg s
r te ed a vow , after a pestiferous visitation of the plague , to erect an altar “ as piece to S . Maria madre di misericordia , speranza dei peccatori , con flli i a o b a tt as t . a solazione degli , and , assist nt intercessors , S Se stiano and
o o ak a set ar re S . R cc , and to m e speci l festivals of the days ap t for the membrance of the Visitation and of the Assumption . Methods of prov id o ing the money to pay for the altarpiece were als decided upon . The con is tract with the artist not preserved , but we must believe that not long after the registration of this vow Giovan ni della Robbia received a commi ssion k a to ma e the alt rpiece ( Fig . ’ a The central relief Shows the Visitation , based on Luca s Visit tion at ’ P a istoi , but in Giovanni s style , with faces and hands unglazed , and col our hi ed in s manner . The Virgin Mary is robed in brown ish violet with cloak of blue edged yellow held together by a characteristic form of brooch .
. o o S Elisabetta wears als a vi let robe , over which is a mantle of yellow
. is . lined green To the left S Sebastiano , pierced with six arrows , stand L CH . STEP O. F IG 1 2 . TH E V T T S T POREC S . 3 ISI A ION AND AIN S , AM IO, AN
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Arte e S toria 1 886 Document : ! Quoted from Anselmi , , , “ In nomine dui nostri Icsa Christi anno ab ej us de mar ii incarnatione MCCCCCX XIIII die trigesima t . Con siderado el populo di Santo Stefano alla pieve di
° lamp essere agravato per la moltitudine de peccati e v ededo li circustati po puli p (er) loro peccati essere da pestifero fl agello p(er) cossi et i fll itti Temedo cotin amete da pesti tormetat et a . loro che idio p (er ) li eS i lor peccati no babbia ancora a quelli serbato el Sopradetto fiagello v idelice di peste dapo iché personalmete ciascheduno a piedi del sacerdote anno humilmete le loro iniquita confessate e dipoi beche idegn iamete al sacratissimo corpo di Jesu nro salvatore Si sono acostati hanno finalmete nelle loro meti deliberato e fermo proposito fatto accioche Iddio quelli da tato flagello habbia a guardare ap resso esso salvatore nro mettere un nuovo itercessore et
Cosiderado ne loro , no hanno trovato pensare potuto essere alcuno degn iamete da Dio esaldito et cosi sia . 0 Maria dolcissima impero che tu se madre di ’ misericordia speraza de peccatori con solatione degli aflitti e che piu Madre del N ro Salvatore alla quale sappiamo il tuo figlio niente negare et pertato a te ricoriamo come pecore senza gu ida et nave seza nochieri te preghiamo che per noi cotinuamenti
l Iu apresso a tuo diletto fig . Interceda e accio che p ° degn iamete da lui e da te siamo esauditi il S S detto populo fa voto a te Maria dolcissima adi due di luglio I nperpetuum la festa sacratissima della tua santissima Visitazione ad Elisabet come la festa della tua Santissima Assunzione Guardare e tal di a honor tuo detta festa celebrare dev otamete co quel ‘ E n de preti chi Si potra . t ancora fa voto di fare una tavola a honore tuo e delli S atissimi S ebastiano e Rocco i quali teco Maria saranno
iterc ssori l tuo . l e c c . apresso fig SS detto populo . ‘ Et a bri per t nto fare i p p (er) la SS . festa sob ga Ciascheduno capo di casa v idelice per Ciascheduno fuoco pagare per Ciascheduno anno i tai di soldi due et ancora ogni ultima domenica del mese Si GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 89
’ piglieré l offerta per detta festa alla quel cosa preghiamo Ciascheduno da parte della Gloriosa Vergine r u n ian Maria n o neghi essere alcuna cosa a questo ep g te. In quato a fare dette tavuole al presete si costituiré due huomini quali andrano cercando elemosine per dette tavole i quali preghiamo huomin i e done che quello che desidera da Simil flagello esse libero S i degni di quelle faculta Che Dio glia cocesso farne tis imi v idelice partecipi li ss. Sa s baroni Mari Vergine gloriosa et Sebastiano e Rocco et quelle limosine che Si raccoran o al presete Si darano per arra ° al dipintore overo M che fara detta tavola di poi a'ricolta S i andrai sulale acattare per esse ’ et sularicolta tavole , ancora i dell olio medesi mete sadra acattare intato che essa tavola Si paghi et se alcuna cosa ci manchera Si metteré in tato per h uomo tato che S i fin isca di pagare pregado chiascheduno da parte di Dio e della sua cara madre Maria e delli santissimi baroni Bastiano c c 6 e Ro co , Cias heduno che desidera come detto di sopra essere da tato flagello libero a tutte le sopradette cosa dar favore e co ogni sua possibilita ” quelle aiutare . ec is its as a The original d ree not known to exist , but contents bove given
2 8 ccon i o 1 e o . were copied July , 5 7 by Pievano Pasquale C of Lamp recchi He notes that the original w as written by the priest Dante Masi the prede
N P r i n ettore o i o c a o . cessor of the priest di Piero T rrig ani , Rector of
Bibl i A. 1 8 1 8 e . 1 1 ro I l 86 s . a c V e S . C c al Anselmi , , , 5 q Burl , 4 ; ,
- 1 darno 1 0 M . 1 2 . 8 r. R D R 2 F 8 . C C . . 8 S c. L , 3 ; , 3 , 35 No 9 ; , 345 ; , , 4 ; ,
60 S . 8 . V 1 8 . as . IV, ; , 9 , Abb 99 ; , II , 9
1 9 3 H . 1 m 1 . 0 and 2 STATUES OF ( ) S SEBASTIANO ( , . 3 . ) ( ) S .
H . . . . o . ROCCO ( , Campi S Martino Ph to , Private .
’ These two statues are Similar to Giovanni s statues of the same saints on the Tabem acolo delle Fon ticin e ( 1 52 2 ) or on the altarpiece at Lampo
r i . ecch o S Sebastiano wears a loin cloth of violet striped yellow .
. o c His hair is brown . S Rocc wears a blue mantle with green ollar edged
. t yellow He wears tight fi ting violet trousers , lined white , and boots of mottled green and violet . 1 90 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
The nudes of both statues are cru dely overpainted but it is probable that they were originally glazed .
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- . 1 M 1 C . 2 0 . 1 Cr. . Burl , 3 ; , 3 No 54 ; , 335
1 94 1 2 R IEZE ( ) CIBORIO . ( ) F WITH SYMBOLS OF THE PAS
nv os . . . SION . Co ert e (near Greve) SS Silvestro e Cristofano
the Cited by Miss Cruttwell . The frieze with symbols of Passion sug ’ n gests the altarpiece at Lamporecchio . Possibly from Giova ni s atelier .
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R t . Convertos . 6 e ti S v . e Cr. e , 33 ; p ,
1 9 5 THE RESURRECTION . Brooklyn . Museum of Brooklyn Insti
m . W . . m . . 6 . t . H . 1 . 6 tute . Lunet e , 5 ; , 3 4 Photo , Museum
1 An tinori Colombali This lun ette ( Fig . 33 ) came from the Villa at , or
o o f . for Le R se, a few miles out the Porta Romana , Florence This Villa ’ de R OS S i 1 8 merly belonged to the family, but in 4 7 passed into the possession of NiccolO di Tommaso Antino ri and has remained in the hands of the i lo w th o Antino ri family to this day . N cco as one of e Priors of Fl rence in H i 1 8 1 1 0 1 1 1 . s son was 4 3 , 497, 5 and Gonfaloniere in 5 4 Alessandro a 1 2 t e h Prior in 5 3 . Hence the donor with folded hands behind h sarcop agus hi n is likely to have been either Niccolo or possibly s so Alessandro . The central relief represents the risen Christ in the presence of the donor f o . e and the soldiers Christ , whose body forms a Praxitelean curve, is bl ss ’ i c . H s is ing and holding a rusader s banner hair mustard yellow , his face s his has whiter than that of his attendant , robe brown , and his mandorla
/ r av tongues of yellow flames against a light blue g ound . His eyes h e dark linear brows , lashes and pupils without distinction of irises . In type he resembles the statuette set above the altarpiece at Lamporecchio
is on Of the four soldiers , one still Slumbering , one just awakened , e like
LaocOon nd struggling, a fourth prepared for defense . Their breastplates a
Shields are covered with heavy ornament . The yellow haired donor Clad in be brown Cloak with Sleeve bands of white fur is adoring with folded , r ringed hands . In the backg ound is a carelessly modelled and painted land scape and two polychromatic adoring angels with wings striated in Gio ’ vanni s customary manner . The frame consists of garlands of triplex or quinqueplex bunches of u i o fr it nterspersed with fl wers , lizards , snakes and squirrels . On the frame
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r also is a. white Dove descending toward the risen Ch ist . At each lower
t a is An tin ori : Or c f ex remity of the fr me the stemma , a hie lozengy of four azure ul tracks and of the field . The stemmi , framed in egg and dart mo d
are c ings , the starting points from whi h the garlands proceed until they meet at the summit and at the centre of the base .
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Carocci 1 0 l uz 1 1 in l o . V A Ga z C . S . nt ori r 2 R . D C M . , II , 3 ; , 4 ; , ; , 3 9 ; , . .
A 1 - 1 1 - . 0 6 1 R H 2 6 2 . 6 6 1 . 2 , , Fig 44 ; . , 7 ; Wills , 6 .
1 9 6 COR BI NELL I 1 2 STEMMA OF RAFFAELLO . 5 4 . Certaldo , Alin i . ar 8 . Pretorio . Photo , , 534
F I I G 1 . S TE P R FF EL CORBI N ELL . . 34 M MA O A A LO
Within a wreath composed of triplex branches of fru it and flowers and
r set a is an inner egg and da t moulding , ag inst a fluted disk a Tuscan Shield t B 1 bin l A r en . e . Cor e li a : z ure a a (Fig 34 ) bearing the rms , a st g salient g
ul es r r . tween the forelegs of the stag an escutcheon g , bea ing a c oss crosslet
W r o r : Below , a inged che ub unfolds a curved scr ll insc ibed 7 RAP H AELL O DI PANDOLFO COR BINELLI
VIC (ARIO ) b M>DXXI III + 2 1 Raffaello di Pandolfo Co rbinelli was a Prior in Florence in 1 5 1 5 and 1 1 5 8.
Bibl i lli M R 2 . S . V r n H 2 1 C . Co b e . . 6 . 8 6 W 6 . , ; , 3 4 ; , GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 1 93
1 9 7 i H m l . . . . . 80 . eso . o THE VISITATION . F e S Ansano Lunette , ; m i ri 2 . . s Al na 8 6 W . 8 , 5 Photo , , 3 3 Brogi , 9 3
S T F AN S No FIG. 1 35 . TH E VI I ATION , IE SOLE, S . A .
1 . This lunette ( Fig . 35 ) is one of the works brought to S Ansano by n o Ca on Angelo Maria Bandini . The frame c nsisting of triplex bunches of fruit and flowers rising from blue vases was evidently broken and enlarged .
c l The central group consists of S . Maria lad in brown with long blue mant e saluted by S . Elisabetta in green robe and brown mantle , her head covered ’ o f Al rtinelli s with a white cloth . The pose both figu res is copied from be
n fli z i Al ertin lli painting of the Visitation ow in the U . b e was at ra 1 - 1 1 2 work at S . Marco under F Bartolommeo from 50 8 5 at the same R time that some of the Della obbias were in that monastery .
Bibl R D R 2 F 6 1 1 aro i 1 1 8 r . . 8 . S . L C cc C . . c Burl , 4, 4 ; , I , ; , 344 ; , , 4 ; , IV ,
60 . 2 1 v Rumohr, II , 95 note ; Vas . , 94 .
1 98 THE VISITATION . Florence . S . Michele in Palchetto delle
. a Trombe , later known as S Elisabett or Congrega di Preti della Visita on zi e .
. n o The old church of S Michele in Palchetto , k wn also as delle Trombe,
. r a Since the trumpets of S Michele resounded there eve y S turday evening , was given over in 1 5 1 7 by Pope Leo X to the Congrega di . Preti della 1 94 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
as a . Carita, also known dell Visitazione The frieze of the entrance door was inscribed CONGR EGATIO VIS ITATIONI S P R E S BITERORVM and the tympanum contained a relief of the Visitation attributed by Del
to . a was Migliori , Richa , and Cocchi Andrea della Robbia The high alt r
a o Al er in ll decorated with a painting of the Visit ti n by b t e i. This little
r 1 8 is church was suppressed and dest oyed in 7 5 . It possible that the lunette w s is a . rescued and to be identified with that now preserved at S Ansano ,
Fiesole .
Bibl 1 0 2 Cocchi , 99 ; Del Migliore , 4 4 ; Richa , VIII , 68 .
1 99 ZZ 1 2 STEMMA OF ANTONIO PA I . 5 5 . S . Giovanni in Val r darno , Palazzo Pretorio . Photo . , P ivate .
F S ' IG. 1 6. TE M OF A T I P Az zI 3 MA N ON O .
1 6 . a : Azur Unframed , on a late Tuscan shield ( Fig 3 ) are the Pazzi rms e,
or two dolphins hauriant , embowed , addorsed , and five crosses botonny , fitched of the same .
u Below is a rectangular tablet, framed with plain mo ldings , inscribed
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m n d a e o . a 2 . Half medalli n ( Fig Si ilar frame disk , a kite sh p d
h Che ue ar en t ules . Shield bearing t e insignia of Pistoia , q y, g and g
fa ade : On the e , still reading from left to right we see
1 . a a 3 . Half medallion , Similar to No . , with Ceppo and S Mari Nuov insign ia combined . 1 4 . Medallion ( Fig . 39 ) with frame of egg and dart and garland of
F IG 1 . S TEM or CEP P H S P T . . 39 MA O O I AL
uin ue lex u u w a q q p , contig o s bunches of fruit and flo ers , an inner fr me of c scallo ed Pistoia che ks , a blue fluted disk and a pp Shield with the Ceppo
: Or v ert arms , a mount of Sprouting olive stumps .
5 . Medallion of the Annunciation ( Fig . The frame consists of uin ue lex u q q p , contig ous bunches of fruit and flowers and an inner egg and h . r n is dart moulding S . Gab iele o knees is robed in yellow with blue collar a has r and Sleeves , we rs a wreath of roses , polychrome wings ho izontally s an d a triated c rries a heavy branch of lilies . The Annunziata is standing t n m holding a book , robed in violet wi h mantle of blue li ed green , tri med with yellow . Behind her is a curtain with ( restored) ornament of Persian pattern and a high bedstead with frieze inscribed 1 ECCE (ANCILLA)
. is ( D) OMINI ( St Luke, I , The Holy Dove overhead in a blaze of yellow glory . The exergue of the medallion is inscribed 1 AN ( N) O » D ( OMI ) NID MP DP XXV +
6. The Medallion of the Assumption ( Fig . The hospital was dedi
cated . e n a th AS to S Maria del C ppo and the Church to the Assu t , hence e TH A C T O . 1 . E F IG. 40 NNUN IA I N
F I 1 1 TH E A PT . G. 4 . SSUM ION 1 98 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
sumption has the post of honour . The Madonna robed in violet edged yel low and mantle of white decorated with a Persian ornament is seated in a yellow mandorla upheld by four polychromatic angels and surrounded by irre u blue and red winged cherubs . The frame consists of a garland of g
F 1 2 TH V T IG. 4 . E I S I ATION .
larl uin ue lex . y q q p , contiguous bunches of fruit and flowers On the An nunciation frame may be detected a lizard and a frog ; here beside a lizard and frog there are three snails .
. o t 7 Medallion of the Visitation ( Fig . A c arsely modelled rep e s nt i n t e at o of the meeting of the Virgin and S . Elizabe h in the presence of th . e two friends polychrome against a light Sky daubed with clouds . In exergue is inscribed beneath the Virgin : 1 + + + + M ( AGNIFICAT) A ( NIMA) M ( EA) D (OMINUM ) ( St . Luke ,
I , and below S . Elizabeth B ( ENEDICTA ) I ( N ) M ( VL IERI BV S ) E ( ST ) ‘ 5' F ( RVCTVS ) ‘ 1’ + T I V . V ( ENTRIS ) ( ) ( St Luke , I ,
n uin ue lex c The garla d is composed of q q p , ontiguous bunches of fruit and w an a flo ers , with no im ls .
8. Medallion with the Medici Stemma ( Fig . The outer garland o uin ue lex u c nsists chiefly of q q p , contig ous bunches of fruit and flowers
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1 2 - 1 2 6 n a c ! Archiv . idem , Libro idem , 5 5 5 , seg to F “ LXXXXV C. 3 c . 9 5 MDXXVJ MDXX VJ Giovan (n) j dandrea dela robbia Giovanni di ch ontro de de dare per resto di suo avere posto dare Chonto allibro F c 1 0 5 l 3 s 1 0 alibro h c 95 1 3 s 1 0
- 1 2 6 1 2 n o C . ! Idem , idem , 5 5 7 , seg at G
Febraio 1 2 4 . Adi 5 di ( 5 7 ) ‘ ‘ d A10 spedale di S m n l quaranta nove mi atj l . 49 — loro p (er) lazero commesso p (er) conto di quello della robbia 1 47 l 49
1 6 A spese di Casa l quatro S 7 . p(er) gbla ( gabella) di lib 2 0 0 di Carco di firenze 3 zane I qui to di castro 6 st (aia) di fave I —tondo dalla rubie da firenze porto lazero detto 1 97 l 4 1 7 6
- 1 2 6 1 2 . ! Idem, Entrata e Uscita H . 5 5 7 c h 5 . y s MDXXV Spedale del ceppo di pistoia di Chonto de avere
l
° E addi iii di febraio 1 52 6 ( Florentine style) f sette doro Inoro recho lazero fattore e pacchollj (pago li ) a giovanni dandrea della robia debitore alibro debitorj segnato I ac 1 63 f 7 s
- . . o 1 2 1 a c ! Archiv di S Maria Nuova , Libr Bianco , 5 4 535 , segn to I
CCLXXXII . ] “
c . 1 6 . 47 yh s MDXXVJ ‘ ‘ Spedale di S m n di chontro deon dare
1 52 7 E adi V di febraio ( Modern style) f sette oro mandati loro a firenze per lazero Chomesso per
o o C 8 Chont di quello dela r bia a Uscita 4 l 49 oro .
- . a del o 1 2 6 1 2 ! Archiv dello Sped le Ceppo , Libr del Proveditore , 5 5 7, seg
nato G C.
Note . The above record from the Ceppo Hospital books is the same D oc . transaction recorded in 5 . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 2 0 1
hs MDXXVI 7 . y J Spedale di santa maria del ceppo di Pistoia de dare
E deono dare addj detto ( 2 1 di novébre 1 52 7 ) f trenta cinque doro Inoro fatti buoni p (er) loro ' a G dan drea della robbia creditore allibro debitore segn ato f ac 1 63 f 35 -S
h . . a a o 1 2 6 a ! Arc iv S M ri Nuova, Libro Azzur ( 5 segn to K c. 8 “ “ . c . LX XII 93 c . XX I ybs MDXXVIJ ybs MDXXVIJ Giovanni dandrea dela robbia Giovanni di chontro de avere de dare a uno suo Chonto per tanti posto addare alibro G C 2 5 l 3 S 1 0 alibro segn ato I c 94 l 3 S 1 0
- . o o 1 2 1 2 8 Archiv dello Spedale del Cepp , Libro del Pr veditore, 5 7 5 , seg n ato H C. I 9 . yhs MDXXVIIJ yhs MDXXV IJ Giovann i dandrea della Robbia Giovanni dandrea di chontro de dare per tantj posto avere de avere posto dare l r a ib o ac . 1 i r 2 1 0 h 93 l 3 s 0 al b o K ac . 9 l 3 s
8- 2 1 2 1 e . ! Idem, idem, 5 5 9 , s gnato I c
1 III 0 . yhs MDXXV J Giovanni dandrea della Robbia de dare per uno suo chOto al ibro segnato I ac 94 l 3 -s 1 0
e 1 2 - 1 0 ! Id m , idem, 5 9 53 , segnato K c .
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- 2 - ci A I D 2 1 -M 1 2 8 I . . 8 r . . . . . C Ca oc . B J , 49 5 , 3 7 ; , , V Taf ; , 5 , 2 1 2 1 2 2 n r i -2 80 r 2 -2 0 1 0 . Co t ucc 2 C . 7, 9 , 5 , 43 No 35 ; , 77 ; , 44 53 , 33 ; l - A M i lio i P 8 l n di M r di B . . G is toia ua a ema ie . . g , , 7 94 ; G , , Ser VI , 33 ; , R 6 -2 A A M 1 8 0 6 2 2 2 . H 2 0 . J . c a . 6 . . S . g , 93 , 9 , 93 ; Br ; 7 7 ; , ’ 6 1 - R M L Art 1 . 6 . G. e XXII 3 377 , , XXI 9 I - . R D R 2 2 I 60 . 6 8 2 6 F . L . V . S c. IV ( Doc ) , , 4 , 4 , 3 ; , IV, p , 59 ; Rus ’ 0 0 2 86 r Di carso de las tici della s edal e di kin , IV, 3 ; XX , ; Tig i , s p p
P - 1 t ia 1 8 a 2 o e. is o Guid o di P istoi 1 6 0 0 Vas. , Prato, 33 , 9 ; , II , 97 N t
2 0 1 STEMMA OF BONGIANNI DI GHERARDO GIANFIGLI AZZI M . or et o o AND CATERINA DI PIERO ADIMARI New Y k, r p li
m 1 2 m . eum. tan Museu of Art . Diam . , . g . Photo , Mus 2 0 2 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
uin ue lex u Within a polychromatic frame composed of q q p groups of fr it ,
an imalculi an d an e flowers, and , inn r white egg and dart moulding, is a white fluted Shell containing a be ribboned late Tuscan Shield ( Fig . 1 44 )
ian fi li zzi The ian fi liaz zi a . G with the G g and Adimari arms dexter, g , arms
F I M A G 1 . RRI GE STE or GIAN FI GLI AZZ I RI . . 44 A A M MA AND DIMA
Or on m u Th ar az re. e are : , a li ra pant Sinister, Adim i , arms Per fess or azur w n B n ian ni i nfi liazzi (chief ) and e (base) . A marriage bet ee o g G a g 1 0 a and Caterina Adimari took place in 5 9 , but this stemm appears to be o f later date .
c : Do ument ! Copied by Mr . Rufus G . Mather . ] Bongiann i di Gherardo di Messer Bongian n i Gian figliazz i ” Caterina di Piero Adimari 1 50 9
. o S ec . . ! Arch di Stat , Carte Pucci , XVIII Albero della Famiglia Gian
fi liazz i g . ]
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B K - 2 M 2 . . . 2 i . . 1 1 Carocc I l Valdarno 0 C , f , 5 ; Burl , 7 ; , , 9 , 94 ; , 5 No
2 8 Cr. M t lit l n i te a ie 8 . 9 ; , 355 Meyer, , 49
2 0 3 l e . THE ANNUNCIATION . Paris . Spitzer Co lection ( form rly) H m 6 m . . 6 . . W 0 . 0 . 6 , ; , 5
According to the description this polychromatic relief corresponds in
o . . n c mposition to that of the medallion in S Domenico at S Mi iato .
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. 1 2 Spitzer Cat , No . 95 .
2 0 4 NDETERMI N STEMMA U ED . New York City . Collection of
. o m e l . a . . 0 . 2 in Mr Ge rg Blumentha Med llion Diam , 7 . Formerly e u the von Lanna Coll ction , Prag e .
Within a garland of fruit and flowers of triplex composition and an n an d 1 in er white egg dart moulding is a blue fluted disk ( Fig. 46) against is s e : Or e ule which set a late Tu can Shield b aring the arms , a bull sali nt g s, o ar en t h ofed and horned g .
F 6 IG 1 . S TE U ETER E . . 4 M MA ND MIN D
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. 1 1 1 at C . 1 V Lanna Sale of 9 , Vol . II , No . 574, Taf . 4 . A GIOV NNI DELLA ROBBIA 2 0 5
20 5 M D . 1 2 A ONNA AND CHILD HOLDING A BIRD 5 5 . Lari . a r - , . H Castello Cappell dei Carce i Round headed relief . . 1 . 60 m W , . m o . 8o , . . Alinari 8 1 Photo , , 7 1 .
FI M L G. 1 . C STE L R 47 ADONNA , A L O DI A I .
’ This relief ( Fig the prototypes of which are Andrea s Madonna
. a c Ma at S Egidio , and at Rickm nsworth , follows more losely the Shaw
. e as on donna The forms, however, are h avier and the b e which the Child s in a is standing imitates red porphyry . The eye , which e rlier representa ’ tions followed Andrea s conventions , here are marked only with dark 2 0 6 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
violet spots , with no colour for brows , lids , or irises . Below the group is a tablet inscribed AVE MARIA GRAZIA PLENA punctuated
with dots . The frame consists of a broad fruit and flower hanging garland of close l triplex composition with no separating ribbons , but with ye low palmettes
- and an d semi palmettes at the summit and springing points of the arch , at r e n i : Azure or the base on each Side a Shield bea ing the S g arms , a fess ,
o the . with three r ses of same , two in chief , one in base c o o be The onsole Shows two white c rnucopias with polychr me fruit, a e e n tween them laurel wr ath , ti d with yellow ribbons , enclosing the Seg i t arms . In the cortile of the Castello a similar coat of arms Shows hat a c 1 2 1 2 AS Alessandro di Piero di Mariotto Segn i w s Vi ario in 5 4 and 5 5 . u 1 2 his - i t Andrea della Robbia died , Aug st 4, 5 5 , in eighty n n h year, the ’ x relief w as undoubtedly e ecuted under Giovanni s administration . Bibl
- - - 1 8 . . 1 1 M 2 . 1 . C . 1 1 6 6 . 1 0 Bald , VI , 7 ; B J , 97 ; Burl , 5 ; , 34 3 , 3 No 9 ;
M M 1 D R - 2 r. . 8 S c . . 68 A R 2 2 C a . . H . 0 , 345 ; , g , 93 , 4 ; . , 35 ; . , 7 7 ; v R D R R i . F tt S . . . . 2 0 l . 1 e e S c. . 1 . p , Lari ; , , 3 ; III , 74 ; Vas , 94
2 0 6 I I N P ARTI I I 1 C N . 2 6 STEMMA OF ANDREA AND PART O C 5 . li r . A n i . . a Canta alli Poppi Castello , Cortile Photo , , 9793 ; Cast, g , 2 4 5 (detail ) .
Within a continuous wreath composed of triplex and quinqueplex
bunches of fruit and - flow ers and an inner egg and dart moulding a red W inged cherub supports two kite Shaped shields ( Fig . which rest on e eith r Side of a lily plant against a blue concave plate . Both Shields bear
P articin i : azure fleur- - r n the arms Per pale , dexter , two de lys o ; Si ister, or ul bendy Sinister and g es . Below are two inscriptions ( I ) On a tabella ansata supported by a winged bust of a Cherub is inscribed 1 ANDREA GIVL IANO P ARTICINI
V ( ICARI ) O M ' D ' XXVI At the end of the date is a small letter G ( Giovanni ! ) ( 2 ) A second tabella ans ata supported by a winged cherub bust is insc ribed 1 P ARTICI NO DI GIVL IANO P AR TICI NI V (I ) CARIO CCCCLXXXVIIII
e P articin i was 1 Andr a di Giuliano a Prior of Florence in 476.
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S TE or H I P POL ITO B UON DEL M ON TI M MA .
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R - - B lm n ti M . H 2 2 . v u nde o . 6 R 2 C S . . o 8 82 8 W . 1 1 . , ; , 7 77 ; , 7 , , 3
2 08 Z . 1 2 6 . e STEMMA OF LOREN O LAPI 5 Scarp ria , Palazzo di
i . o o . . Vicar ato Ph t , Private
F I G. 1 50 . S TE MMA or LoREN zo LAP I .
Within a continuous wreath compo sed chiefly of triplex bunches of fruit s a fl e and flowers , and an inner egg and dart moulding, set again t ut d disk GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 2 0 9
is . 1 0 e : Gul es a late Tuscan Shield ( Fig 5 ) b aring the Lapi arms , a r a gen t Charged with a lion passant sable. a i o Below , w nged Cherub upholds a horizontal scr ll inscribed 7 LoRE Nzo DI TOMASO LAPI V ( ICARI ) 0 E CH OME S ARIO 7 M D XXVI 2
Bibl R H M . 2 . C . S . v . . . , Lapi ; , , 79
20 9 BUST OF A CHERUB . London , Victoria and Albert Museum .
. 2 o No 7 Phot . , Private .
a r b Bust of a cherub placed above ca touche or tablet . The uninscri ed tablet has a blue moulded frame and in form has the appearance of being the t el n a two wings of a ab la a s ta brought together .
Bibl .
- M C . 2 8 68 . 8 r. C . , No 3 ; , 345
2 1 0 m Z 0 . 6 H . . . t e . DOVI IA Minneapolis . Institute of Ar s . Statu tte , 7
Photo . , Private .
o a This statuette ( Fig . formerly in Lond n , p ssed from the posses D on . . a si of Mr Charles Butler into that of Mr L ngton ouglas , from whom 1 it w as ac quired in 1 9 5 by the Art Museum at Minneapolis . It was pos ‘ ibl fliz i s y inspired by the marble statue of Pomona now in the U Museum . She carries on her head a basket of polychromatic fruit and in her left
a r l o . hand co nucopia a s of fruit Her face and hands are white , her hair
ov errobe . brown , her blue with yellow neckband and girdle To the right n a h r is a ude Child pl ying wit a dog, somewhat Similar to a stucco g oup in th e 1 0 2 . Berlin Museum, No . has The pedestal a light yellow top , violet edged , yellow leaves at the corners , and white Sides , the front inscribed 1 GLORIA ° ET DIVITIE IN : DOMO TVA 'W
Bibl M I Ar 1 - 1 B l inn . . o t 1 1 ul . t s 2 M c ns 0 . . A in Am Bre k, f , IV , . . , 1 4 V 95 99 : 2 1 0 . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
F 1 M M IG. 1 . V E P S S E 5 DO IZIA, INN A OLI U UM .
2 1 1 - m . . a u BOY WITH PUPPIES Berlin . K iser Friedrich Muse , No
1 2 m . n . 0 . . H . 0 . . o ( I Statuette , 43 Ph to , Berli Museum
1 2 an This statuette ( Fig . 5 ) in stucco may have been derived from
a A a is t origin l by ndre della Robbia , but not far removed in s yle from the i e boy and a puppy in the Dovizia statuette in the M nneapolis Mus um . The boy carries two puppies in the folds of his shirt an d gazes down upontheir w as s 1 8 1 mother who is suckling two othe—rs . It purcha ed in 9 in Florence i and presented by Graf DOnh off Friedr chstein .
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2 1 2 8 B r i i 1 1 . a d n . N w . JUDITH . e York Sale of 9 Statuette H om o . s .
1 IVDIT Glazed white , set on an oval base on which is inscribed 1 In pose and style this statuette (Fig . 53 ) resembles the Minneapolis Do is H olo hernes vizia . Her right arm raised to balance the heavy head of p h which S e carries in her left hand . Bibl B in i . 1 P 2 B f 1 r 1. i i . 1 8 a d 0 2 . 1 ard n o Sale Cat of 9 , No 5 5 , 3 ; Sale Cat 9 , 1 No . 37 .
2 1 3 Z DOVI IA . Paris, Heilbronner Galleries .
Glazed in white , but carrying a basket of polychromatic fruit on her i . A head She carr es no cornucopia , but some fruit in her right hand . t
o e t . either Side is a putt , one seat d , the other s anding This suggests that as children as well the fruits of the earth make up the conception of Riches . Bibl A A M . i 1 n m . , . , V 99
2 1 4 DAVID WITH THE HEAD OF GOLIATH . Berlin . Kaiser
r . 1 1 . e. H . 0 . m . F iedrich Museum , No 7 (I Statuett . 55 Photo . ,
Museum .
F IG 1 . V BER M S . E 54 DA ID, LIN U UM . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 2 1 3
Acquired in 1 82 8 from the Bartholdi collection . David holds a stone
in his left hand and the hilt of a sword or dagger in his right (Fig .
At his feet is the head of Goliath . Nudes unglazed . Breastplate and Skirt
are blue , ornamented with yellow ; mantle green . The white oval base is inscribed DAVIT This may be considered as a free ’ rr hi variant of Ve occ o s bronze David in the Museo Nazionale .
: Bibl .
- B K 2 h di 1 M . 6 n d T . . 1 . . a sc u . C 6 , f ; Bode , 44 No 37 Taf 5 ; , 5 No h mii r 1 1 - 8 r. ll 1 C S c ott e 0 . . 6 . 35 ; , 333 ; , 5 No 7 ; Tieck Gerhard , No 7
2 1 5 B r i o . a n i BUST OF BACCHUS . Fl rence d Collection ( Sale of m H . . 0 . , 49
F N T . IG 1 . T OP CCH F RE CE BARDI I C EC . 55 BUS BA US , LO N , OLL ION
This fine bust ( Fig . possibly representing some young Florentine
as . a Bacchus , is to be attributed to Giovanni della Robbia The poly o f iv was chromatic wreath y leaves , flowers and grapes , borrowed from arm some classic head of Bacchus , whereas the yellow Scale our with the lion head on the breast plate and the corrugated Shoulder pieces are Floren ’ tine . The tabella ansata at the base suggests Giovanni s method of decora
tion . Bibl Bardini P 2 . 1 0 2 . 1 I. Sale Cat of 9 , No 5 7 , 4.
2 1 6 . . 18 BUST OF BACCHUS Paris Spitzer Collection ( Sale 93 ) No . 1 2 H m 2 . . 0 . 68 . 9 ,
Bardini 1 0 2 x The description tallies with that in the Sale of 9 , e cept that 2 1 4 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
h n m . the height is given in t e Bardi i catalogue as 0 . 49 and in the Spitzer m catalogue as 0 .68 .
Bibl
z . 2 1 6 . 1 2 2 . Spit er Cat , No 9
2 1 7 . 0 . BUST OF BACCHUS . Florence . Museo Nazionale No 7
This bust represents Bacchus with a wreath of violet grapes and green ’ leaves on his head wearing a yellow breastplate orn amented with a lion s head .
Bibl
. 1 1 1 r 1 NO . . C . 0 Burl , ; , 339 ; Supino , 45 7
2 1 8 RE LIEF BUST OF A WARRIOR . Berlin . Kaiser Friedrich m H . m . . . W . No . 1 88 . 0 Museu ( I Rectangular relief , 59 ; , 1 m 0 . 4 5 .
Verrocchian Leclanché a This relief in style purchased at the s le in Paris,
1 8 n t 93 , was probably designed by Giova ni della Robbia , as the de ails
etc. . dolphin , scale ornament, Cherub head, , indicate The face is milder Colleone than that of the Bartolommeo , the helmet and breastplate a dim ’ reflection of Leonardo da Vinci s relief of Scipio . The head is set against ’ a blue background and surrounded by Giovanni s Characteristic egg and
. in dart moulding, white touched with yellow Variants medallion form
a . are in the Louvre , and in the Pal zzo Frescobaldi , Florence
Bibl h m S c ott ull r . 1 8 e 8 . , 79 , No
2 1 9 HEAD OF WARRIOR . Paris . Louvre .
n h hio t e Verrocc . A varia t of Scipio relief in the Louvre (Reymond , , p and finer than the Similar head in a rectangular frame in the Berlin
. 1 88. a Museum, No It is surrounded by an inner band of sc le ornament
n . and an outer arrow wreath of fruit and flowers .
Bibl .
- ho m r 1 1 c t u l 8 8 . S t l e . 8 Muller Walde, 7 ; , 7 No
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chapel is an altarpiece of u nusual form ( Fig . On a segment of a sc circle are three niches in which are set statues . To the left S . France o hi Lam pointing to s wounded Side , in type not unlike the same saint in the nn entation group in the Osserv anza at Siena . In the centre is the Mado a
c . enthroned holding on her knees a chubby , urly headed Child To the right
h . i is u . s S . Rocco pointing to plag e stricken leg The Madonna and the S n t Rocco Show the influence of Giova ni della Robbia . Compare the al ar in Fonticine and piece the Seminario at Fiesole , the Tabernacolo delle , the altarpiece at Lamporecchio . : the The predella contains two coats of arms dexter, those of Compagnia ’ ell Annunzia : set d ta a cross on an omega above a large letter M ; Sinister, S adari : ules h n the p arms g , t ree Swords in pile fanwise arge t, in Chief a t was label of Anjou . The accompanying document Shows that the al arpiece NicolOS adari on 2 2 1 2 6 ordered by p May , 5 , to be paid for one half by him ’ ll nnunzi and one half by the Compagnia de A ata at Arezzo .
Document : ‘ U Tavola Otenuto cl pi tito vé soro buono +ybs adj 2 2 dj maggio 1 52 6 ° ° ‘ di ter ( r) a dj gj ( giovannj ) bonuccj bart di franc cabonatj n ic ‘ cotta spadarj aiq ( u ) ali dedero autorita dj fare fare u tavola ‘ di ter ( r) a cotta a laltare dj nic spadarj colamj dj la n (ost) ra comp‘ amano ritta e lasva amano mécha ' e q (ua) l tanto che S i spedara abia apagare nic ‘ spadarj dj S VO elaltra meta lan ( ost) ra comp e abiano affare p ( er) lan ( ost) ra meta losté ziaméto qsti( qvesti) ‘ ” 3 sop( r) dettj hominj
! Arch . di Stato , Confraternite e Compagnie Soppresse di Arezzo segnato
. . 2 C. A CLXXXVIII No ,
Bibl
. S Min r - C . . b i v e ett Cr. 1 m Ge . a 8 M . , ; , 33 ; y V , Antonio Sang llo , 4 ; ,
R H 2 - - . 2 P . 6 . 2 R D R . . . 2 S c FL 1 . 6 , 75 7 ; , 7 ; , , 57 ; , IV , 62 .
2 2 3 2 STEMMA OF FRANCESCO DI CASAVECCHIA . 1 5 8. Scar
. P . i peria, Palazzo del Vicariato hoto , Pr vate .
c u u Within a re tang lar , nearly sq are , frame surrounded by a white and yellow egg and dart moulding, set in a concave plate is a late Tuscan Shield
. 1 bo b ( Fig 57 ) with rdure and convex centre , earing the Casavecchia arms : Azure fleurS - l s tw o and or , three de y , one, . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 2 1 7
FI or FRANCECO C VECCH . G. 1 57 . S TEMMA ASA IA
an filleted Below , a rect gular tablet with border supported by scroll is inscribed : 1 FRANC (ESC) O DI PELLEGRINO DA CH AS AVECH IA 1 1 V ( ICARI ) O 1 M1 D1 XXVIII 1
Pellegrino di Francesco di Banco da Casavecchia was a Prior i 1 1 1 1 ence n 487 and 5 .
Bibl
- R H 2 2 P . M . 8 8 . 6 , . . , 3 4 ; , 45
2 2 4 BASKET OF FRUIT . New York City .
1 a i ol ch ro ( ) Three baskets imitating yellow wicker work , cont in ng p y matic fruit and flowers (on one a lizard) were Sold in the Bardini Sale of 1 9 1 8. 2 Two a c m ( ) baskets imit ting wicker work, filled with ucu bers and other s al fruit ( lizard , snails , frog) , were sold in the Tolentino Gallerie S e , May , 1 1 9 9 .
Bibl
Bardin i 8 2 -2 1 1 C t . a . . 1 1 Sale of 9 , , Nos 73 75 Tolentino Sale of 9 9 ,
Cat. n . 1 , Adde da No 4 6. 2 1 8 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
2 2 5 R w o k THREE BOUQUETS OF FRUIT AND FLOWE S . Ne Y r i 1 1 8 m B rd ni . . 0 . . City . a Collection Sale, April 9 Diam , 33
r . e ha Polychromatic f uit, flowers , with a frog and a lizard Two som w t similar bunches are carried by two cream coloured vases bearing Medici m ar s .
Bibl B r i 1 1 2 6 1 a d ni 8 Cat. 0 . Sale of 9 , , 7 , 3
2 2 6 . . 1 H s 88 . 1 BUNCH OF FRUIT Rome Ca tellani Sale 4 . , 0 4m. m W . 0 . 1 0 . , 3
The Sale catalogue of the Castellani collec tion includes a bunch of fruit “ ” - é s polychrome . The description Pendentif appliqu suggest that it was a
fragment of a pilaster .
Bibl
2 2 . Castellani Cat No . 5
2 2 7 Bar in i r . d BUNCHES OF FRUIT . Florence Collection ( fo merly) .
Five bunches of fruit.
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. a provided with seven daggers , symbolic of the seven Sorrows Comp re ’ “ l ” Simeon s prophesy A Sword Shal pierce through thy own soul also ( St .
Luke , II , By the XV century the Sorrows of the Virgin had become fi s e xed a seven in numb r and were symbolized by seven swords . Bibl
l lli r 8 i An e . R e e C ett S . v . g , CCXXIX ; , 34 note ; p , Montaione , S . Vi l va do .
2 2 9 1 1 LO SPASIMO OR THE SWOON OF THE VIRGIN . c. 5 4.
. in r 1 0 1 1 . Al i . o . a 0 . S Vivaldo ( Montai ne) Near the church Photo , ,
th In scenes of the Deposition , also in the stations of e cross Where the
Virgin Mother encounters her son She is represented as fainting . Here I ( Fig. 59 ) She is supported by S . Giovanni and the Maddalena and the
H V A DO. 1 . S W G or T E V RG S . V FIG .. 59 OONIN I IN , I L
n are a a holy wome . The types not far from those in the Pollini lt rpiece of ar 1 5 1 4 in the Museo Nazionale (Fig . The figures e painted but not glazed and are located in one of the Chapels on a wooded path near the ar ee e church . There e said to have b n originally as many as thirty of thes An elelli his Chapels , of which Sixteen survived when g published Memorie 1 Alinari r v Storiche di Montaione in 875 . photog aphed se en of them . Bibl r R tti S v o An elelli C . 8 e e . . . g , CCXXIX ; , 34 note ; p , Montai ne, S Vi
valdo . GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA 2 2 1
23 0 LO SPASIMO OR THE SWOON OF THE VIRGIN . Princeton,
n . N . J . , Collection of Mr . Fra k J . Mather, Jr
Professor Mather possesses a small unglazed terra-cotta study of this
composition .
2 3 1 M ontescalari ( formerly) .
In the ancient Badia at Montescalari were at one time Some terra-cottas “ : by Giovanni della Robbia. Mr . Rufus G . Mather writes Among Mila ’ neS i S notes I found a folder on the front of which was written that it for merly contained notes Showing that Giovann I della Robbia made the reliefs ” “
b h . : for the A bey , but t at the notes had been lost He adds I have tried ” to rediscover the documents but so far without success . This once flourishing Vallombrosan Abbey had dwindled in 1 787 to a i . s attoria be dependency of the Pieve di S Romolo a Gaville , and today a f
l m - onging to the Del Turco fa ily . The Vice parroco della Cura annessa ’ - M e l i h all ont sc r . Ex Abazia at a a writes that t e Marchese G . B Rosselli del a Turco possesses some fragments of Robbia workm nship, which , however,
s . r have not been reas embled However, enough remains to Show that he e ’ was represented the Vallombrosan stemma : a mo nk s arm holding a crutch
- . a 2 0 2 2 0 . (Cf Robbi Heraldry, 3 , Fig
a M ntes l ri There are said to be no other Robbi works at o ca a . The Char acter and whereabouts of the terra-cottas noted by Milanesi are now un
known .
2 3 2 . . BUST OF CHRIST London Victoria and Albert Museum , No . ’ 476 64 .
F 6 IG 1 0 . B S T OP CH R S T . L U I . ONDON . 2 2 2 GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA
1 0 ar An unglazed bust of Christ (Fig . 6 ) somewhat Simil to the Viviani is h della Robbia bust ( Fig . The facial type Slenderer an d the air more complicated . Bibl
- 0 2 Cr. 2 . M . 2 0 . C , 7 no 4 ; , 3 9
F IG. 1 61 . V V A I DE R B S bove No I I N LLA OBBIA US T or CH RIST. ( ee a , .
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p (er) fectos dictis temporibus possit dictus L ut S (upra) liceat locare al S quibus v o luerit et placuerit impen sa dicti Johan (n ) is que o (mn) ia etc p ( ro ) misit etc atten dere etc sub pena fl or xxv auri larg d ( e ) auro i auro
‘ ' que pen a etc q ( qua ) pena etc p ( ro ) quibus etc obligav it etc ren II tiav it etc ” cui etc ro aran ti ia tc etc p ( ) g g e R ( ogans ) .
. d . . ! Archivio del R Arcispe ale di S M Nuova . Rogiti di Ser Antonio di
- ser 1 2 1 2 6 . Michele di Migliore Migliorati , Protocolli 5 4 5 , segnato F ‘ 1 II c. 0 0 e Bibl
2 0 1 . See above , p .
w . n 1 0 1 . headi g of p . The first ord of the page is p ( rese) nti I I I . BI BL IOGRAP H Y AN D I N DEX
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