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Detail of Andrea Pisano's panel for the Florence Baptistery. Andrea Pisano (Pontedera 1290 – 1348 Orvieto) also known as Andrea da Pontedera, was an Italian sculptor and architect.
Andrea Pisano (born c. 1270–90, Pontedera, near Pisa—died c. 1348–49, Orvieto, Papal States) was one of the most important Italian sculptors of the 14th century whose chief works were executed in Florence, where he came under the influence of Giotto.
Jan 4, 2024 · Andrea Pisano, in other spheres referred to as Andrea da Pontedera, remains one of the most significant Italian sculptors of the 14th century ever to grace the art movement. The sculptor was born in circa 1270-90 in Pontedera near Pisa and lived a successful life and later died in circa 1348-49 in Orvieto, Papal States.
Andrea Pisano, who inscribed his name on one of the panels in 1330 (“ANDREAS UGOLINI NINI DI PISIS ME FECIT A.D. MCCCXXX”), seems to have been involved in this project from the very beginning.
The artist is Andrea Pisano, who around the same time is working on the bronze reliefs just across the street on the south doors of the Baptistry. Those scenes were about John the Baptist and here's one of the Biblical scenes on the bell tower.
Architect and sculptor born in Pontedera, near Pisa, also known as Andrea da Pontedera. Probably trained in a goldsmith's shop, he worked on the South Door of the Battistero in Florence from 1330 to 1336. At Giotto's death in 1337, appointed master-builder of the Opera del Duomo in Florence.
Andrea Pisano (1295-1348) Trained in Gothic sculpture, the Italian sculptor and architect Andrea Pisano - also known as Andrea da Pontedera - was an important pioneer of prototype Renaissance sculpture of the trecento.
Marble reliefs depicting the activities of civilized man: Astronomy, Construction, Medicine, Horsemanship, Weaving, Law and Mechanics. Andrea Pisano and his workshop 1343 - 1350. The reliefs portray activities from civilized life, undertaken once primary needs have been satisfied.
Italian sculptor and architect, not related to Nicola and Giovanni Pisano. He probably came from Pontedera near Pisa (he is sometimes called Andrea da Pontedera), but he is first documented in Florence in 1330, when he received the commission to make a pair of bronze doors for the Baptistery.
The artistic importance of Andrea Pisano, a goldsmith and sculptor, derives principally from the fact that he adapted the 'principles of monumental painting' developed by Giotto 'to the medium of relief,' and by so doing gave a decisive impetus to the development from the Gothic conception of a draped figure towards the weightiness of the ...
