id:			170811
accession number:	2013.31
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.31
updated:		2025-02-09 07:07:42.251000

Bust of a Classical Hero or Emperor, early to mid 16th century. Girolamo della Robbia (Italian, 1488–1566). Glazed terracotta; overall: 37.5 x 37.5 x 21 cm (14 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2013.31

title:				Bust of a Classical Hero or Emperor
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creation date:			early to mid 16th century
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1550
current location:		117A Italian Renaissance
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Italy, 16th century
technique:	glazed terracotta
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Girolamo della Robbia (Italian, 1488–1566)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 37.5 x 37.5 x 21 cm (14 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Della Robbia Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence
	opening date:   2016-08-09T00:00:00
	<i>Della Robbia Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence</i>. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA (organizer) (August 9-December 4, 2016); National Gallery of Art, Landover, MD (February 5-June 4, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (8/9/2016 – 12/4/2016) and National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (2/5/2017 – 6/4/2017):  "Della Robbia Sculptures in American Collections" cat. no. 53, p. 82-83.', 'opening_date': '2016-08-09T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Giovanni and Gabriella Barilla, Geneva, from an unknown date. Sold at Sotheby's London 14 March 2012 (lot 6) as "Workshop of Girolamo della Robbia"; Andrew Butterfield Fine Art; Cleveland Museum of Art
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CITATIONS

	Cambareri, Marietta, Abigail Hykin, and Courtney Leigh Harris. Della Robbia: Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence. 2016. catalogue no. 53
	page number: 	82-83
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.31/2013.31_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.31/2013.31_full.tif