Giovanni della Robbia (1469-1529) was a Florentine Renaissance ceramic artist, son of Andrea della Robbia. Renowned for vibrant polychrome glazes & terracotta sculpture depicting religious scenes, Last Judgment retables, and decorative fountains. Exp
The arms are those of Gianfigliazzi (a blue lion on a gold ground) impaling Adimari (gold over blue in equal parts), for Borgianni di Gherardo Gianfigliazzi and Caterina di Piero Adimari, who were married in Florence in 1509. Large, colored, weather-proof sculptural armorial compositions such as this were fixed onto the exterior or courtyard wall of the owner"s house.
