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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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monuments of the city’s
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creative response
outlines of buildings
natural principle
variety of color
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painters from England
inhuman tension.
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linear perspective
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direct observations
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aspiring artist
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tense in mood
huge cycle of murals
technique of oil painting
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ambassador to Greece
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henceforth become
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