ROBBIA, Luca della
(b. 1399/1400, Firenze, d. 1482, Firenze)

Ceiling decoration

1461-62
Painted and glazed terracotta
San Miniato al Monte, Florence

The ceiling decoration of the burial Chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal consists of five tondos: the symbol of the Holy Ghost in the centre and four Cardinal Virtues (Fortitude, Temperance, Prudence, and Justice). In this chapel Luca worked together with Baldovinetti, Antonio del Pollaiolo, and Antonio Rossellino.