Andrea Pisano
Andrea Pisano
Also known as Andrea di Ugulino di Nino. Sculptor and architect. Born c.1273 in Pisa, Italy; died in 1348 in Florence, Italy. A pupil of Giovanni Pisano, he went later to Florence where he was influenced by Giotto, from whom he derived the beginnings of naturalism in his art. Having worked as a goldsmith, he was commissioned in 1330 to design the first bronze doors of the baptistery of Florence, those on the south side. Twenty of the sculptured panels show the life of John the Baptist, and in eight the Virtues are represented. Put in charge of the building of the campanile of the Duomo after the death of Giotto, he carved the majority of the lower reliefs. He designed the facade of the cathedral of Orvieto.
Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Andrea Pisano
Or ANDREA DA PISA (the name by which Andrea da Pontadera is known).
An Italian sculptor and architect, b. 1270; d. 1349. He was a pupil of Giovanni Pisano , and first learned the trade of a goldsmith, which was of benefit to him in his later work. He is said to have helped his master on the sculpture for St. Maria della Spina, in Pisa, and to have worked on St. Mark’s and the Doge’s palace, at Venice, before he went to Florence. Here he achieved the one work indisputably his, the first of the three bronze doors for the baptistery of the Duomo at Florence, the one on the south side. He spent years on it before it was finally set up in 1336. The date 1330 on the door refers to the wax model and not to the casting. The door has a number of quatrefoil panels, eight containing only a single figure, while the others have scenes from the life of St. John the Baptist. Pisano’s mature style was due to the influence of Giotto. After Giotto died, Pisano built two stories of niches above Giotto’s work on the Campanile, quite possibly from Giotto’s designs. From 1347 to 1349 he was chief architect of the duomo of Orvieto , which was designed and begun by Lorenzo Maitani. Andrea Pisano had two sons, Nino and Tommaso, who were also sculptors, but his most distinguished pupil was Andrea da Cione, who is known as Orcagna.
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Lasinio, Le tre porte del Batistero; Reymond, La Sculpture Florentine.
JOHN J. A’ BECKET Transcribed by John Orr
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume ICopyright © 1907 by Robert Appleton CompanyOnline Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightNihil Obstat, March 1, 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., CensorImprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York
Fuente: Catholic Encyclopedia
Andrea Pisano
a distinguished Italian sculptor and architect, was born at Pisa in 1270, and studied under Nicola and Giovanni Pisano. Andrea was employed at the Duomo of Pisa as one of the assistants, under Giovanni, and after this he was employed to execute some small figures in marble for the Church of Santa Maria al Ponte at Pisa. His success in these works led to his being invited to Florence to assist in completing the facade of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. He executed two marble statues of St. Peter and St. Paul, which were placed in the facade. As an architect, he designed the Castle of Scarferia, the Arsenal at Venice, and the Church of San Giovanni. He died in 1345.