Giovanni della RobbiaItalian, 1469–1529Saint Joseph
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Not receiving at present
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
This statuette, representing Saint Joseph is made in the style of Giovanni della Robbia, in Florence, in the late fifteenth century to early sixteenth century.
The statuette was previously fully pigmented in imitation of Della Robbia glaze, with a yellow cloak, dark red tunic and green base. This paint surface dating from the nineteenth century, was removed (1959), revealing a brown outer garment with a dark green lining, a blue tunic with a white collar and a dark brown base. This present pigmentation seems to date from the seventeenth or eighteenth century.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 6965-1860
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
