Giovanni Pisano's pulpit in Pisa Cathedral replaced an earlier pulpit by Guglielmo, now in Cagliari Cathedral. The pulpit was dismantled after a fire in 1595 and has suffered much damage from restorations, particularly those in 1926-29; its present position, between two of the nave columns instead of under the dome, makes it impossible to view it in the round.

The pulpit is the most sumptuous of the Pisano pulpits, it is of unprecedented size, dominated by the sense of continuous, multi-directional movement and frenetic energy. The complex iconographic programme was at least partly devised by the Dominicans of Santa Caterina, Pisa. The themes and sequences of the programme were prescribed by the patrons, but they were absorbed by Giovanni into his own harsh and dramatic vision, and he may have influenced the choice of some of the scenes.

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	Pulpit 1302-11 Marble, height 461 cm Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit 1302-11 Marble, height 461 cm Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit 1302-11 Marble, height 461 cm Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit 1302-11 Marble, height 461 cm Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit 1302-11 Marble, height 461 cm Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit 1302-11 Marble, height 461 cm Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit (detail) 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit (detail) 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit (detail) 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit (detail) 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit reliefs: 1. Annunciation, Visitation, and Birth of St John the Baptist 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit reliefs: 1. Annunciation, Visitation, and Birth of St John the Baptist 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit reliefs: 2. Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit reliefs: 3. Dream and Adoration of the Magi 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit reliefs: 4. Presentation in the Temple and the Flight into Egypt 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit reliefs: 5. Massacre of the Innocents 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit reliefs: 6. Passion scenes 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit reliefs: 7. Crucifixion 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit reliefs: 8. Last Judgment (part 1, the Elect) 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit reliefs: 8. Last Judgment (part 2, the Damned) 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit reliefs: Christ the Judge 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit reliefs: seven scenes unfolded 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit detail: Hercules 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit detail: Justice 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit detail: St Michael 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit detail: Mater 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit detail: pedestal of Mater 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit detail: pedestal of Mater 1302-10 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit detail: Prudence 1302-10 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit detail: Virtues 1302-10 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit details: Caryatides 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit details: Caryatides 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit detail: Christ with the Four Evangelists 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit detail: Christ with the Four Evangelists 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit details: pedestal of the Caryatides 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit details: pedestal of the Caryatides 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa
	Pulpit detail: A lion 1302-11 Marble Cathedral, Pisa