VINTAGE MAJOLICA BUST OF A YOUNG BOY AFTER DELLA ROBBIA
 
This glazed terracotta bust is after a work by Luca della Robbia (1475-80) and was originally produced in Florence during the height of the Italian Renaissance. It is exhibited in the Bargello Museum of Florence, Italy. The bust is strikingly lifelike in depiction a young boy, perhaps around the age of three or four. The child’s carefully crafted expression and slightly parted lips lend an air of life and animation to the sculpture. It is not entirely clear if the portrait depicts an actual child, a young Jesus Christ, or his cousin, John the Baptist, or possibly some blending of these. The boy’s face and hair are glazed in white with blue and green tunic.
The bust is in very good/excellent vintage condition. It is unsigned.
 
Measurements: H 11.5 x W 11” x D 7”
8 lbs.