Nicola Pisano

Nicola Pisano , usually called Nicolas of Pisa, is a Architecte and Italian Sculpteur born towards 1220 and died towards 1278.

Biography

Its work is in particular of Romance Style traditional. However Nicola Pisano is often regarded as the father of the modern sculpture. This Master was renovating Sculpture Italian, and adopted with several centuries in advance on the remainder of the Europe the style of the Greek antiquity. He was probably exerted in the Italian workshops of the Saint Roman Emperor Frederic II. He carved the first pulpit of the cathedral of Pisa which is in the baptistry. Nicola is known to have carved the pulpit of the cathedral of His, in particular with the assistance of her Giovanni son, then her pupil; as a sculptor, it seems to be influenced by the septentrional Gothic sculpture).

The work of Nicola also seems to have had a great influence on the painting of its time in search for rupture with the traditional Byzantine style (Cimabue, Giotto, Duccio…)

Among its works

Reliefs carved of the Pulpit of the Baptistry of Pisa. The panels of the pulpit are strongly influenced by the sculpture of the ancient fleshflies and the representations Etruscan.
Pulpit out of marble of the Duomo of His (1265 - 68)
Cast iron Maggiore with His (1278)

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