Luca della Robbia's Madonna images were very popular in religious circles. They were appreciated for their qualities of brilliance and whiteness, alluding to purity and spiritual light. Well known examples are the Madonna della Mela (Madonna of the Apple) and the Madonna del Roseto (Madonna in a Rose-Garden).

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 9 minutes): Josquin Desprez: Motet (Benedicta es coelorum Regina)

Preview	Picture Data	File Info	Comment
	Madonna and Child 1445-50 Glazed terracotta, 75 x 43 cm Museo dell'Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence	1000*1221 True Color 158 Kb
	Madonna and Child 1445-50 Glazed terracotta, partially gilt, 48 x 39 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York	912*1100 True Color 229 Kb
	Madonna and Child (detail) 1445-50 Glazed terracotta, partially gilt Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York	766*1100 True Color 152 Kb
	Madonna and Child between Saints 1449-50 Glazed terracotta, 111 x 230 cm Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino	1500*728 True Color 133 Kb
	Madonna with Child and Angels - Glazed terracotta Palazzo di Parte Guelfa, Florence	998*599 True Color 156 Kb
	Madonna and Child 1440s Painted and gilded terracotta and wood, diameter 37 cm Private collection	1027*1000 True Color 168 Kb
	Madonna and Child between Two Angels c. 1450 Glazed terracotta, diameter 100 cm Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence	1112*1100 True Color 200 Kb
	Madonna in a Rose-Garden (Madonna del Roseto) 1450-55 Glazed terracotta, 83 x 63 cm Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence	1150*1451 True Color 187 Kb
	Madonna of the Apple 1455-60 Glazed terracotta, 70 x 52 cm Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence	1000*1443 True Color 155 Kb
	Madonna of the Apple (detail) 1455-60 Glazed terracotta Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence	658*838 True Color 125 Kb
	Madonna and Child 1455-60 Glazed terracotta Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence	656*962 True Color 97 Kb
	Madonna and Child 1455-60 Glazed terracott, diameter 180 cm Orsanmichele, Florence	850*1161 True Color 203 Kb
	Madonna and Child c. 1465 Glazed terracotta Santa Maria, Impruneta	1000*1329 True Color 177 Kb
	Madonna and Child between Angels 1475 Glazed terracotta, 160 x 22 cm Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence	1500*850 True Color 205 Kb