Pisa Cathedral Doors
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Date
1599-1602Description
Lateral bronze doors of the west front (right of center), frontal view of the right portal and lunette; Under the aegis of Giambologna a number of pupils collaborated on the three pairs of bronze doors (ca. 1600) for the western façade of Pisa Cathedral. Tacca's first known independent work is the Adoration of the Magi relief (1601). Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 4/26/2010)
Type of Work
bas-relief (sculpture); doorSubject
architectural exteriors, cycles or series, New Testament, Jesus Christ, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, life of Christ, life of the Virgin, Assumption, Nativity, Annunciation, presentation in the Temple, Passion, Calvary, Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)
Rights
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only