Wednesday, February 17, 2010

I think they're Italian

 

 I bought these tile roundels in Kalk Bay at Kwagga Books. The tag said "In the style of Luca della Robbia". On the back is a hallmark I haven't yet been able to identify. 
 

 Yesterday I tried to embroider fire. It's more difficult than I thought it would be. And I don't have any instructions....


 

2 comments:

  1. Searching for Kwagga Books, your post on your discovery of the copies of the medallions made for the Hospital of the Innocents in Florence came up. Having photographed them on a previous visit to Italy I recognised them immediately, some information:

    http://www.thatsarte.com/blog/highlights/andrea-della-robbia-and-his-successors/

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