An Italian Renaissance great will get his moment in the spotlight here in the US, as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston will host the first major stateside exhibition of the glazed terracotta sculptures of Luca della Robbia (1399/1400–1482). "Della Robbia: Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence," which opens in August, will feature about 50 works by the artist and his family.

The deep blue and opaque white glazes of the artist's oeuvre were achieved through a special glazing technique invented by Della Robbia. The artist collaborated closely with his nephew Andrea della Robbia, who passed on the secrets of their craft to his sons Giovanni, Luca the Younger, Marco, Francesco, and Girolamo.

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