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Glazed terracotta lunette of the Resurrection of Christ
Giovanni della Robbia, Resurrection of Christ, about 1520–24

Glazed terracotta. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of A. Augustus Healy 99.5.

Glazed terracotta sculpture of Mary and her relative Elizabeth
Luca della Robbia, The Visitation, about 1445

Glazed terracotta. Church of San Giovanni Fuorcivitas, Pistoia. Photograph: Scala/Art Resource, NY.

Terracotta wreath of fruit and pinecones surrounding a two faced figure with serpent in middle
Andrea della Robbia, Prudence, about 1475

Glazed terracotta. Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1921. 

blue, white, green, and tan glazed terracotta sculpture of Nativity scene with Gloria in Excelsis
Luca della Robbia, Nativity with Gloria in Excelsis, about 1465–70

Glazed terracotta. Gift of Quincy Adams Shaw through Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr., and Mrs. Marian Shaw Haughton, 17.1463.

Glazed terracotta bust of a young boy
Andrea della Robbia, Bust of a Boy, about 1475

Glazed terracotta. Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence. Courtesy of the Ministero dei beni e della attività culturali e del turismo. Photograph: Antonio Quattrone.

Blue and white glazed terracotta sculpture of Madonna and Child
Andrea della Robbia, Madonna and Child with Cherubim, about 1485

Glazed terracotta. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.122. Photograph: Lee Ewing.

Glazed terracotta sculpture of a female figure carrying fruit, a sign of abundance and wealth
Giovanni della Robbia, Dovizia (Abundance), about 1520

Glazed terracotta. Minneapolis Institute of Art, The William Hood Dunwoody Fund, 15.211. Photograph: Bridgeman Images.

Terracotta glazed sculpture of a young man in a roundel of fruit and leaves
Andrea della Robbia, Roundel with Head of a Youth, about 1470–80

Glazed terracotta. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Henry Ford Hospital personnel in memory of Edsel B. Ford, 43.477. Photograph: Bridgeman Images.

Sculpture of allegorical figure of Hope
Benedetto Buglioni, Hope, about 1510–20

Glazed terracotta. Private collection.

Glazed terracotta sculpture of Saint John of Capistrano
Santi Buglioni, Saint John of Capistrano, about 1550

Glazed terracotta. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation (M.2007.2a-b). Image: © 2015 Museum Associates/LACMA. Licensed by Art Resource, NY.

Glazed terracotta lunette of the Resurrection of Christ
Giovanni della Robbia, Resurrection of Christ, about 1520–24

Glazed terracotta. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of A. Augustus Healy 99.5.

Glazed terracotta sculpture of Mary and her relative Elizabeth
Luca della Robbia, The Visitation, about 1445

Glazed terracotta. Church of San Giovanni Fuorcivitas, Pistoia. Photograph: Scala/Art Resource, NY.

Terracotta wreath of fruit and pinecones surrounding a two faced figure with serpent in middle
Andrea della Robbia, Prudence, about 1475

Glazed terracotta. Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1921. 

blue, white, green, and tan glazed terracotta sculpture of Nativity scene with Gloria in Excelsis
Luca della Robbia, Nativity with Gloria in Excelsis, about 1465–70

Glazed terracotta. Gift of Quincy Adams Shaw through Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr., and Mrs. Marian Shaw Haughton, 17.1463.

Glazed terracotta bust of a young boy
Andrea della Robbia, Bust of a Boy, about 1475

Glazed terracotta. Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence. Courtesy of the Ministero dei beni e della attività culturali e del turismo. Photograph: Antonio Quattrone.

Blue and white glazed terracotta sculpture of Madonna and Child
Andrea della Robbia, Madonna and Child with Cherubim, about 1485

Glazed terracotta. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.122. Photograph: Lee Ewing.

Glazed terracotta sculpture of a female figure carrying fruit, a sign of abundance and wealth
Giovanni della Robbia, Dovizia (Abundance), about 1520

Glazed terracotta. Minneapolis Institute of Art, The William Hood Dunwoody Fund, 15.211. Photograph: Bridgeman Images.

Terracotta glazed sculpture of a young man in a roundel of fruit and leaves
Andrea della Robbia, Roundel with Head of a Youth, about 1470–80

Glazed terracotta. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Henry Ford Hospital personnel in memory of Edsel B. Ford, 43.477. Photograph: Bridgeman Images.

Sculpture of allegorical figure of Hope
Benedetto Buglioni, Hope, about 1510–20

Glazed terracotta. Private collection.

Glazed terracotta sculpture of Saint John of Capistrano
Santi Buglioni, Saint John of Capistrano, about 1550

Glazed terracotta. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation (M.2007.2a-b). Image: © 2015 Museum Associates/LACMA. Licensed by Art Resource, NY.