# ROBBIA, Andrea della [View the canonical artist record]() ## Artist - Lifespan: 1435–1525 - Profession: sculptor - School: Italian ## Biography Italian artist, nephew of Luca della Robbia. He trained with his uncle and assisted in his workshop. In 1458 he enrolled in the Arte dei Maestri di Pietra e Legname \(stone and woodworkers’ guild\) as an intagliatore \(carver\), although he continued working with his uncle. His early works, including the altarpiece of the Virgin and Child with Saints \(1466; Florence, Misericordia\), reflect styles codified by Luca, which makes them difficult to identify among workshop products of the mid-15th century. The famous roundels of infants on the façade of the Foundling Hospital in Florence \(1463-66\) were probably made by Andrea. Luca's business was carried on by Andrea, and later by Andrea's five sons, of whom Giovanni \(1469-after 1529\) was the most important. ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Child]() - [Adoration of the Child]() - [Agony in the Garden]() - [Alessandri Crucifixion]() - [Altar of the Sacrament]() - [An Angel in Prayer]() - [Annunciation \(detail\)]() - [Annunciation]() - [Annunciation]() - [Annunciation]() - [Archangel Michael]() - [Ascension]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()