Pi·sa·no (p -zä n ), Andrea 1270?-1348. Italian sculptor. His best-known work is the depiction of the life of John the Baptist on the bronze doors of the Baptistery in Florence. |
| Pisano, Nicola or Niccolò 1220-1284? Italian sculptor noted for combining classical and French Gothic styles. His works include the hexagonal pulpit of the Baptistry in Pisa. Nicola's son Giovanni (1245?-1314?), a sculptor and architect, designed the Church of the Franciscans in Naples (1268). |
Pisano (Italian) [piˈsaːno]
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1. (Biographies / Pisano, Andrea (?1290-1348) M, Italian, ARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor, ARCHITECTURE: architect) Andrea (anˈdrea), real name Andrea de Pontedera. ?1290-1348, Italian sculptor and architect, noted for his bronze reliefs on the door of the baptistry in Florence
2. (Biographies / Pisano, Giovanni (?1250-?1320) M, Italian, ARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor) Giovanni (dʒoˈvanni). ?1250-?1320, Italian sculptor, who successfully integrated classical and Gothic elements in his sculptures, esp in his pulpit in St Andrea, Pistoia
3. (Biographies / Pisano, Nicola (?1220-?1284) M, Italian, ARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor) his father, Nicola (niˈkɔːla). ?1220-?84, Italian sculptor, who pioneered the classical style and is often regarded as a precursor of the Italian Renaissance: noted esp for his pulpit in the baptistry of Pisa Cathedral
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