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Siena

25 works documented in the Bruno Balestrini archive.

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Habakkuk, Giovanni Pisano13th c.
Habakkuk
Giovanni Pisano — Siena, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Marble, detail of one of the statues of the prophets made from 1284 onwards for the Cathedral façade.
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The Baptism of Christ, Ghiberti Lorenzo15th c.
The Baptism of Christ
Ghiberti Lorenzo — Siena, Baptistery
Gilded brass. Height cm 79. Slab for Siena Baptistery 1427.
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The Crucifixion, Nicola Pisano13th c.
The Crucifixion
Nicola Pisano — Siena, Cathedral
Marble, detail of a panel adorning the pulpit parapet, 1265-1268.
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The Crucifixion, Nicola Pisano13th c.
The Crucifixion
Nicola Pisano — Siena, Cathedral
Marble, detail of a panel adorning the pulpit parapet, 1265-1268.
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The Crucifixion, Nicola Pisano13th c.
The Crucifixion
Nicola Pisano — Siena, Cathedral
Marble, detail of a panel adorning the pulpit parapet, 1265-1268.
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Wisdom, Della Quercia Jacopo15th c.
Wisdom
Della Quercia Jacopo — Siena, Loggia del Palazzo Pubblico
Marble, height cm 135. Fragment of the decorated enclosure of the Fonte Gaia in Piazza del Campo, Siena, depicting the Madonna, the Virtues and biblical scenes, 1409-1419.
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The Sibyl, Giovanni Pisano13th c.
The Sibyl
Giovanni Pisano — Siena, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Marble, detail of one of the statues made from 1284 onwards for the Cathedral façade.
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The Visitation, Nicola Pisano13th c.
The Visitation
Nicola Pisano — Siena, Cathedral
Marble detail from a panel of the pulpit, 1265-68.
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Column-bearing Lion, Nicola Pisano13th c.
Column-bearing Lion
Nicola Pisano — Siena, Cathedral
Marble, height cm 62. Detail of the pulpit, 1265-1268.
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Little Madonna with Two Angels, Giovanni d'Agostino14th c.
Little Madonna with Two Angels
Giovanni d'Agostino — Siena, Saint Bernardino
Polychrome marble, height cm 53.
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Mary of Moses, Giovanni Pisano13th c.
Mary of Moses
Giovanni Pisano — Siena, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Marble, detail of one of the statues made for the Cathedral façade, on which Giovanni worked from 1284, completing only the lower part of the façade.
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Funerary Monument of Cardinal Petroni, Tino di Camaino14th c.
Funerary Monument of Cardinal Petroni
Tino di Camaino — Siena, Cathedral
Marble, height of the portion cm 130, 1318, created in the Siena Cathedral where he was master builder with his father until 1320.
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Plato, Giovanni Pisano13th c.
Plato
Giovanni Pisano — Siena, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Marble, detail of a statue of the Wise Men made from 1284 onwards for the Cathedral façade.
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Pulpit, Nicola Pisano13th c.
Pulpit
Nicola Pisano — Siena, Cathedral
Marble, detail, height cm 132. The Siena pulpit was executed by Nicola between 1265 and 1268 with a group of assistants, including his son Giovanni, Arnolfo di Cambio and others, explicitly named in the contracts.
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Pulpit, Nicola Pisano13th c.
Pulpit
Nicola Pisano — Siena, Cathedral
Marble, height cm 460. 1265-1268.
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Rhea Silvia, Della Quercia Jacopo15th c.
Rhea Silvia
Della Quercia Jacopo — Siena, Loggia del Palazzo Pubblico
Marble, height cm 165. Fragment of the decorated enclosure of the Fonte Gaia in Piazza del Campo, Siena, a work executed between 1409 and 1419 with many interruptions that often caused violent disputes between the artist and the patron.
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Saint Crescentius, Francesco di Valdambrino15th c.
Saint Crescentius
Francesco di Valdambrino — Siena, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Polychrome wood, height cm 36. A work dating from after 1402, the year in which Valdambrino took part in the competition for the second door of the Florence Baptistery, won by Ghiberti.
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Sankt Johannes Baptist, Domenico De' Cori14th c.
Sankt Johannes Baptist
Domenico De' Cori — Siena, San Pietro a Ovile
Polychrome wood.
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Simeon, Giovanni Pisano13th c.
Simeon
Giovanni Pisano — Siena, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Marble, detail of one of the statues representing the Wise Men, the Prophets, the Apostles and the Sibyls that Giovanni made for the Cathedral façade, of whose works he became master builder in 1284.
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The Risen Christ, Vecchietta15th c.
The Risen Christ
Vecchietta — Siena, Chiesa dell'Ospedale della Scala
Description: Bronze, height cm 183. Dated 1476.
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The Feast of Herod, Donatello15th c.
The Feast of Herod
Donatello — Siena, Baptismal Font of San Giovanni
Description: Gilded bronze, height cm 60. The panel was executed for the baptismal font of the Baptistery of Siena between 1423 and 1427.
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St. John the Baptist, Francesco di Giorgio15th c.
St. John the Baptist
Francesco di Giorgio — Siena,, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Description: Polychrome wood, detail.
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Saint Vincent Ferrer, Cozzarelli Giacomo15th c.
Saint Vincent Ferrer
Cozzarelli Giacomo — Siena, Chiesa di Santo Spirito
Description: Polychrome wood, detail.
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Saint Catherine of Siena, Neroccio di Bartolomeo Landi15th c.
Saint Catherine of Siena
Neroccio di Bartolomeo Landi — Siena, Oratorio di Santa Caterina
Description: Polychrome wood, detail.
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Pietà, Dupré Giovanni19th c.
Pietà
Dupré Giovanni — Siena, Cimitero della Misericordia
Marble, detail, 1862/1863.
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