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Church of Saint Andrew, Pistoia: Overall view of the Giovanni Pisano pulpit without the eagle lecturn on top

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

G. Massiot & cie

Location

Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

It was originally topped with an eagle lecturn, which was purchased by the Metropolitan Museum in New York in 1918. A replica is now in place on the pulpit. Giovanni Pisano's first pulpit, in S Andrea, Pistoia, was begun ca. 1298, partly executed in Pisa and finished in 1301, the date of the inscription, which describes the sculptor as the 'son of Nicola, and blessed with higher skill'. The church probably dates as early as the 8th century; it was extended in the mid 12th century. The portal depicts the "Voyage of the Magi", a rare theme whose use here derives from the fact that the church was located on the Via Francigena, by which pilgrims reached Rome from France.

It was originally topped with an eagle lecturn, which was purchased by the Metropolitan Museum in New York in 1918. A replica is now in place on the pulpit. Giovanni Pisano's first pulpit, in S Andrea, Pistoia, was begun ca. 1298, partly executed in Pisa and finished in 1301, the date of the inscription, which describes the sculptor as the 'son of Nicola, and blessed with higher skill'. The church probably dates as early as the 8th century; it was extended in the mid 12th century. The portal depicts the "Voyage of the Magi", a rare theme whose use here derives from the fact that the church was located on the Via Francigena, by which pilgrims reached Rome from France.
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G. Massiot & cie
Circa 1910
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