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Giovanni Pisano

Mary of Moses

Leaning forward, in a burst of passionate ardour, to grasp the mysterious meaning of the prophecy, the prophetess twists in a taut, quivering spiral that culminates in the supple mobility of the face, of a tremulously shifting expressive intensity, almost sorrowful. Giovanni worked on Siena Cathedral between 1284 and 1296, leaving only the lower part of the façade completed.

How to cite

Bruno Balestrini (photograph), “Mary of Moses”, work by Giovanni Pisano, Gothic Sculpture, Siena, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. Bruno Balestrini Photographic Archive, https://brunobalestrini.org/cita/sch00582/. Accessed [date accessed].

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