Decoration of the Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence
by Luca della ROBBIA

The Pazzi Chapel was founded by Andrea dei Pazzi in 1429 as the chapterhouse in the first cloister of Santa Croce. The decoration of the chapel was an important phase of Luca della Robbia's career. The twelve medallions depicting the classical figures of the Apostles in white on a blue background are well suited to the sober lines of the architecture and to the general two-colour scheme of the gray pietra serena on white walls and vaults. The decoration of the chapel was completed with the application of polychrome glazed terracotta representations of the four Evangelists in the pendentives of the cupola; it is debated whether they are the work of Luca, Brunelleschi, Donatello, or a sculptor from the workshop of Andrea della Robbia.

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Interior
1440s
Glazed terracotta
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1000*1215
True Color
175 Kb



Apostle Andrew
1440s
Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 134 cm
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1800*1800
True Color
212 Kb



Apostle Bartholomew
1440s
Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 134 cm
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1800*1763
True Color
207 Kb



Apostle Philip
1440s
Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 134 cm
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1800*1742
True Color
205 Kb



Apostle James the Great
1440s
Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 134 cm
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1795*1800
True Color
231 Kb



Apostle James the Less
1440s
Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 134 cm
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1800*1756
True Color
255 Kb



Apostle John
1440s
Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 134 cm
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1800*1752
True Color
222 Kb



Apostle Judas Thaddaeus
1440s
Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 134 cm
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1800*1778
True Color
235 Kb



Apostle Matthew
1440s
Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 134 cm
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1769*1800
True Color
232 Kb



Apostle Matthias
1440s
Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 134 cm
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1800*1787
True Color
233 Kb



Apostle Peter
1440s
Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 134 cm
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1796*1800
True Color
240 Kb



Apostle Simon
1440s
Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 134 cm
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1800*1786
True Color
263 Kb



Apostle Thomas
1440s
Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 134 cm
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1800*1791
True Color
274 Kb



Cupola of the Portico
1440s
Glazed terracotta
Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence

1060*850
True Color
220 Kb




Works by Luca della Robbia
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Pazzi Chapel | Madonna images | various