Cleveland Museum of Art
Dovizia (Plenty)
Giovanni della RobbiaLinkedCulture matchlcp-dcb35b3b7cf9
- Date
- c. 1520–29
- Medium
- glazed terracotta
- Culture
- Italy, Florence
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 119458
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Many elite Florentine Renaissance homes had sculptures of idealized young women carrying nature’s bounty, such as this work. The motif stems from a statue by Donatello (about 1386–1466) that towered over Florence’s main public market. At home, however, the sculpture became a talisman for the family’s well-being. The city-state’s low birth rate was a serious political matter, and such a sculpture was believed to stimulate fertility while also promoting motherhood and bolstering financial success. Inspired by an over life-sized, public sculpture by Donatello, Giovanni della Robbia reduced the figure for a domestic setting.
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- Credit line
- Gift of S. Livingstone Mather, Constance Mather Bishop, Philip R. Mather, Katherine Hoyt Cross, and Katherine Mather McLean in accordance with the wishes of Samuel Mather
- Provenance
- Samuel Mather, Cleveland, Ohio.
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