Dovizia

Giovanni della Robbia|Donatello

late 15th–early 16th century · Glazed terracotta · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This statuette is one of a number of della Robbia reductions of Donatello's lost statue Dovizia (Abundance), a work of about 1430 that stood on a column in the Mercato Vecchio in Florence. A child who originally grasped our Dovizia's skirt has since broken off; his feet have left an impression near the frog at right.

Artist

Giovanni della Robbia|Donatello

Date

late 15th–early 16th century

Medium

Glazed terracotta

Culture

Italian, Florence

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

From the Collection of James Stillman, Gift of Dr. Ernest G. Stillman, 1922