Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: Pisa Cathedral Doors
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Pisa Cathedral Doors
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Image View:
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Left door, Ministry of Christ: Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, detail with onlookers
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Creator:
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Giambologna (Flemish sculptor, 1529-1608); Hans Reichle (German sculptor, ca.1570-1642); Pietro Tacca (Italian sculptor, 1577-1640)
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Location:
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repository: Pisa Cathedral (Pisa, Tuscany, Italy)
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GPS:
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+43.723333+10.395278
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Date:
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ca. 1600-1601 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)
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Work Type 1:
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bas-relief (sculpture)
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Work Type 2:
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door
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Work Type 3:
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bas-relief (sculpture)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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bronze
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Technique:
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casting (process)
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Relation Work:
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part of Pisa Cathedral
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Subjects:
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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
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Description:
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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/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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6A1-GB-PCD-A40
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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