Luca Della Robbia's guest appearances

Luca Della Robbia

The Sculptor's Funeral

Rebuilding The Renaissance

Lorenzo Ghiberti

Andrea Mantegna

Malvina Hoffman

Raffaello Romanelli

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Canova Redux

Pope Julius

Michael Defeo

Sargeant Jagger

Maurizio Seracini

Julius Caesar

Robert Bodem

Francis of Assisi

Nirav Tolia

Ross King

OwlTail

This episode examines two of the largest and most beautiful works of Early Renaissance sculpture in Florence, Italy - the Cantorie, or "choir lofts" in the Museo Dell'Opera del Duomo. Designed and carved respectively by Luca Della Robbia and Donatello, each work is a visual celebration of song and music.

<p>This episode examines two of the largest and most beautiful works of Early Renaissance sculpture in Florence, Italy - the <em>Cantorie,</em> or "choir lofts" in the Museo Dell'Opera del Duomo. Designed and carved respectively by Luca Della Robbia and Donatello, each work is a visual celebration of song and music.</p>

Episode 82 - Florence: The Cantorie by Luca Della Robbia and Donatello (Cathedral Museum)

New kid on the Florentine block Luca Della Robbia didn't have to reinvent the wheel in sculpture, like the sculptors of the generation before him had to; instead, he started with those new wheels and invented the bicycle. Learning lessons from not just sculptors, but from painters and even potters, Luca developed a style, and a genre, all his own. And he did it with Dolcezza.

Episode 44 - Luca Della Robbia