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Luca della Robbia – devotional service to art
The whole long life of Luke della Robbia was dedicated to serving the arts. The sculptor was born in Florence in 1399 or 1400. He made many works that rightfully occupy a prominent place in the history of the sculpture of the Renaissance. Luka della Robbia’s hard work, his devotion to art was emphasized by one of his first biographers, D. Vasari: “… completely leaving the jewelry business, he (Luca della Robbia) gave himself up to sculpture and did not do anything else, working with a chisel all day nights And he did it with such diligence that, often feeling at night that his legs were frozen, he, in order not to depart from the drawing, warmed them, shoved them into a basket with chips … ” Continue reading
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surpass in this respect
henceforth become
products painted
huge cycle of murals
hands he held
creative response
constant companions
distinguished by its mannerism
easel paintings
naming the artistic
tense in mood
statue was created
most picturesque places
years of reaction
studios were located
introduction of an orange-red
social activity gradually
drew themes from these albums
master worked
technique of oil painting
joyful beauty
painters from England
natural principle
especially outstanding
aspiring artist
monuments of the city’s
linear perspective
supposedly saved
picture telling
beautiful and majestic
Mexican graphic until
variety of color
outlines of buildings
direct observations
thus emphasizing
ambassador to Greece
uniquely individual
could not recover
masters saw in reality
figures are graceful
inhuman tension.
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