Dovizia (Plenty)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Dovizia (Plenty)

Giovanni della RobbiaLinkedCulture matchlcp-dcb35b3b7cf9

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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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
glazed terracotta
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
Type of artwork
Sculpture
Department
European Painting and Sculpture

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creation_date
c. 1520–29

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A statue of a woman carrying a basket of fruit on her head, holding a bunch of grapes, with two cherubs at her feet.

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Provenance
Samuel Mather, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Object ID
119458
Object Type
Sculpture
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Giovanni della Robbia
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Italy, Florence
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
glazed terracotta
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
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
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
Samuel Mather, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
c. 1520–29
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1520
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1529
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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