During the last years of his life, as long as he was still capable, Donatello appears to have continued work on the pulpits of San Lorenzo. There are many open questions regarding the authorship and the original purpose of the individual relief panels. However, the pulpits are another passionate example of the singular art of Donatello. here we find all the typical characteristics and particular features that were hallmarks of the master's earlier works.

Due to its iconography - including reliefs of Christ in Limbo, the Resurrection, the Ascension of Christ, the Women at the Tomb, the Miracle of Pentecost and the Martyrdom of St Lawrence - the northern pulpit is known as the Resurrection Pulpit. The southern pulpit, known as Passion Pulpit, contains depictions of the Flagellation, St John the Evangelist, Christ in Gethsemane, Christ before Caiaphas and Pilate, as well as the Crucifixion, Deposition of Christ and Burial of Christ.

There are clear differences between the two pulpits. The very size of the pictures is different, the number of reliefs varies and the individual parts of the framework have little in common.

There is no historical document concerning the original purpose or intended location of the two San Lorenzo pulpits, which are, moreover, the subject of dispute in their present form. What is certain is that they were not erected on their colourful marble columns until quite late, presumably during the 16th century.

Preview	Picture Data	File Info	Comment
	View of the nave 1465 Photo San Lorenzo, Florence	1585*796 True Color 180 Kb
	The Resurrection Pulpit 1465 Marble and bronze, 123 x 292 cm San Lorenzo, Florence	1000*1288 True Color 225 Kb
	Resurrection Pulpit (detail) 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1600*1012 True Color 293 Kb
	Resurrection 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1061*850 True Color 234 Kb
	Ascension of Christ 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1400*933 True Color 202 Kb
	Martyrdom of St Lawrence 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1329*1000 True Color 219 Kb
	Women at the Tomb 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1200*806 True Color 194 Kb
	Women at the Tomb (detail) 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1000*1237 True Color 239 Kb
	Mocking of Christ 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1000*759 Grayscale 136 Kb
	Christ in Limbo 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1280*808 True Color 277 Kb
	Pentecost 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1000*784 True Color 202 Kb
	St Luke 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1000*764 Grayscale 153 Kb
	The Resurrection Pulpit 1465 Marble and bronze, 123 x 292 cm San Lorenzo, Florence	1266*900 True Color 169 Kb
	The Passion Pulpit 1460-65 Marble and bronze, 137 x 280 cm San Lorenzo, Florence	1013*1300 True Color 207 Kb
	Christ before Pilate and Caiaphas 1460s Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	900*582 True Color 220 Kb
	The Passion Pulpit (east side) 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1400*1053 True Color 279 Kb
	Christ before Pilate 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	894*1200 True Color 233 Kb
	Christ before Caiaphas 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	895*1200 True Color 240 Kb
	Crucifixion and Descent from the Cross 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1600*835 True Color 242 Kb
	Crucifixion 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1250*867 True Color 252 Kb
	Descent from the Cross 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1230*900 True Color 238 Kb
	Descent from the Cross 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1000*615 True Color 227 Kb
	Descent from the Cross (detail) 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	800*1065 True Color 234 Kb
	Burial of Christ 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	1304*900 True Color 221 Kb
	Christ in Gethsemane 1460-65 Bronze San Lorenzo, Florence	950*1133 True Color 233 Kb
	The Passion Pulpit 1460-65 Marble and bronze, 137 x 280 cm San Lorenzo, Florence	1000*1200 True Color 198 Kb
	The Passion Pulpit 1460-65 Marble and bronze, 137 x 280 cm San Lorenzo, Florence	1278*900 True Color 201 Kb