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luca della robbia

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del⋅la Rob⋅bia

[del-uh roh-bee-uh; It. del-lah rawb-byah]
–noun
Lu⋅ca [loo-kah] . Robbia, Luca della.
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del·la Rob·bia   (děl'ə rō'bē-ə, děl'lä rōb'byä)   
Italian sculptor noted for his works of enameled terra cotta, for which he perfected a special glazing made of tin, antimony, and other substances. His nephew Andrea (1435-1525) and Andrea's son Giovanni (1469-1529) successively took over his workshop, one of the most important of the Florentine Renaissance.
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Della Robbia 
1787, from name of a family of 15c. It. painters and sculptors, used of wares made by Luca Della Robbia, or those like them.
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