Pulpit in the Baptistery in Pisa (1260)
by Nicola PISANO

Nicola's first authenticated work, the signed pulpit for the Pisa Baptistery, dated 1260, fuses southern and Tuscan elements into a truly original vision, reinforcing the consensus on the artist's unknown birthplace: he was probably born in southern Italy (in two documents he is referred to as "de Apulia") and may have either been trained in Pisa or worked for Frederick II before settling in Pisa.

The pulpit is a hexagon supported by seven columns. The upper part is decorated with five large-scale narrative reliefs, which are separated from each other by clusters of three columns and rest on an archivolt with figurated spandrels ornamented at the angles with figure sculpture. Three of the external columns are supported by lions, treated naturalistically with strongly defined sinews and heavy manes.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Pulpit
1260
Marble, height 465 cm
Baptistery, Pisa

816*1600
True Color
203 Kb



Pulpit
1260
Marble, height 465 cm
Baptistery, Pisa

572*834
True Color
178 Kb



Pulpit
1260
Marble, height 465 cm
Baptistery, Pisa

870*1219
True Color
178 Kb



Pulpit (detail)
1260
Marble
Baptistery, Pisa

1100*733
True Color
152 Kb



Pulpit relief: Annunciation, Birth of Jesus and Adoration of the Shepherds
1260
Marble
Baptistery, Pisa

1500*1000
True Color
249 Kb



Pulpit relief: Annunciation, Birth of Jesus and Adoration of the Shepherds
1260
Marble
Baptistery, Pisa

1500*1217
True Color
245 Kb



Pulpit relief: Adoration of the Magi
1260
Marble, 85 x 113 cm
Baptistery, Pisa

1280*950
Grayscale
192 Kb



Pulpit relief: Adoration of the Magi
1260
Marble, 85 x 113 cm
Baptistery, Pisa

1800*1350
True Color
265 Kb



Pulpit relief: Presentation in the Temple
1260
Marble
Baptistery, Pisa

1264*950
Grayscale
192 Kb



Pulpit relief: Presentation in the Temple
1260
Marble
Baptistery, Pisa

1211*845
True Color
195 Kb



Pulpit relief: Crucifixion
1260
Marble
Baptistery, Pisa

1208*843
True Color
197 Kb



Pulpit relief: Crucifixion
1260
Marble
Baptistery, Pisa

1800*1200
True Color
276 Kb



Pulpit relief: Last Judgment
1260
Marble
Baptistery, Pisa

1206*845
True Color
217 Kb



Pulpit: Fortitude
1260
Marble, height 56 cm
Baptistery, Pisa

800*1322
True Color
134 Kb



Pulpit: Fortitude
1260
Marble, height 56 cm
Baptistery, Pisa

1200*1800
True Color
292 Kb



Pulpit: Fidelity
1260
Marble, height 58 cm
Baptistery, Pisa

1000*1500
True Color
250 Kb




Works by Nicola PISANO
Pulpit in the Baptistery in Pisa
Pulpit in the Duomo in Siena
Fontana Maggiore in Perugia
Various works