Pulpit in Sant'Andrea, Pistoia (1301)
by Giovanni PISANO

The central support of the pulpit is raised above eagles; the six outer columns rest on lions, plain figures, and the Atlas figure, symbol of original sin and the force of will. The Prophets and Sibyls in the spandrels and at the corners prefigure Christ, who is witnessed in the topmost order by the Evangelists and Apostles standing between the narrative reliefs of the Life of Christ.

The five narrative reliefs depict the (i) Story of the Birth of Jesus, (ii) Adoration of the Magi, (iii) Massacre of the Innocents, (iv) Crucifixion, and (v) Last Judgment.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Pulpit
1301
Marble, height 455 cm
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1200*1800
True Color
252 Kb



Pulpit
1301
Marble, height 455 cm
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1183*1800
True Color
263 Kb



Pulpit
1301
Marble, height 455 cm
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1241*1800
True Color
283 Kb



Pulpit
1301
Marble, height 455 cm
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1357*1700
True Color
277 Kb



Pulpit
1301
Marble, height 455 cm
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1190*1800
True Color
283 Kb



Pulpit reliefs: 1. Story of the Birth of Jesus
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

2000*1322
True Color
256 Kb



Pulpit reliefs: 1. Story of the Birth of Jesus
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1700*1522
True Color
280 Kb



Pulpit reliefs: 2. Adoration of the Magi
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

2000*1333
True Color
259 Kb



Pulpit reliefs: 2. Adoration of the Magi
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1500*1396
True Color
289 Kb



Pulpit reliefs: 3. Massacre of the Innocents
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

2000*1333
True Color
269 Kb



Pulpit reliefs: 3. Massacre of the Innocents
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1646*1800
True Color
269 Kb



Pulpit reliefs: 4. Crucifixion
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

2000*1312
True Color
268 Kb



Pulpit reliefs: 4. Crucifixion
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1127*1700
True Color
288 Kb



Pulpit reliefs: 5. Last Judgment
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

2000*1362
True Color
287 Kb



Pulpit: an angle figure
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1333*2000
True Color
263 Kb



Pulpit: an angle figure
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

997*2200
True Color
132 Kb



Pulpit: A Sibyl
1301
Marble, height 62 cm
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1467*2200
True Color
248 Kb



Pulpit (detail)
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1200*1100
True Color
93 Kb



Pulpit (detail)
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1200*1065
True Color
138 Kb



Pulpit (detail)
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia

1800*1200
True Color
197 Kb



Lectern
1301
Marble, 71 x 62 x 41 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1791*2100
True Color
278 Kb




Sculptures by Giovanni PISANO
Sculptures in Siena Cathedral
Pulpit in Sant'Andrea, Pistoia
Pulpit in Pisa Cathedral
Various works