PISANO, Giovanni
(b. ca. 1250, Pisa, d. 1314, Pisa)

Pulpit reliefs: 6. Passion scenes

1302-11
Marble
Cathedral, Pisa

The parapet, set between corbelled cornices, is circular, but the statues at the corners, set on projecting, semicircular platforms, define its octagonal plan. On the sides are narrative reliefs with scenes arranged in superimposed strips. The height of the pulpit is very great, and for this reason the buildings and figures are conceived in relation to the viewing point of the spectator not to the plane of relief.

The sixth panel shows Passion scenes including the Kiss of Judas and the Capture of Christ.