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.

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Pulpit (detail)
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia


Pulpit (detail)
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia


Pulpit (detail)
1301
Marble
Sant'Andrea, Pistoia


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



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



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