The Palace and Park by Phillips, Forbes, Latham, Owen, Scharf, and Shenton

9 by R. G. Latham, 4 by Richard Owen, Phillips, Samuel, 1814-1854, Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854, Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon), 1812-1888, Owen, Richard, 1804-1892, Scharf, George, 1820-1895, Shenton, F.

Chapter 139: 129. NICCOLA PISANO. _Sculptor and Architect._

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Chapter 139: 129. NICCOLA PISANO. _Sculptor and Architect._

[Born at Pisa, in Italy, 1205-7. Died at Sienna, in Italy, about 1290.] The early reviver of Sculpture in Italy; memorable for being the first Italian artist who quitted the dry, stiff, traditional forms which had long prevailed, and founded a school based upon Truth and Nature. His finest productions preceded those of Cimabue; and it was said of him that “he was the first to see the light and to follow it.” His great work is the marble pulpit, with bas-reliefs from Scripture, in the Baptistery at Pisa. [By Alessandro d’Este. Vasari mentions a Bust of him by his son Giovanni, from which this may have been taken.]
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