Phidias, Sculpture (Liberal Arts, north side panels), detail
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Phidias, Sculpture (Liberal Arts, north side panels), detail
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Creator:
Andrea Pisano (Italian sculptor, ca. 1295-1349); Nino Pisano (Italian sculptor, ca. 1315-ca. 1368) and workshop
Agent_Display
Andrea Pisano (Italian sculptor, ca. 1295-1349); Nino Pisano (Italian sculptor, ca. 1315-ca. 1368) and workshop
Creator
Location:
repository: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
Location Note:
Piazza del Duomo, 9
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza del Duomo, 9
Location Note
GPS:
43.772333 11.256222
GPS
43.772333 11.256222
GPS
Date:
ca. 1337-1341 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1337-1341 (creation)
Date
Cultural Context:
Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
Style Period:
Gothic (Medieval)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Gothic (Medieval)
Style Period
Work Type 1:
relief (sculpture)
Work_Worktype1
relief (sculpture)
Work Type 1
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
Material:
marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble
Material
Technique:
carving (processes)
Work_Technique
carving (processes)
Technique
Measurements:
79 cm (height, each hexagon) x 69.5 cm (width, each hexagon)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
79 cm (height, each hexagon) x 69.5 cm (width, each hexagon)
Measurements
Subjects:
cycles or series; mythology (Classical); Old Testament and Apocrypha; Education; liberal arts
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
cycles or series; mythology (Classical); Old Testament and Apocrypha; Education; liberal arts
Subjects
Description:
Andrea Pisano, while living in Florence, produced many works in marble, all of which strongly show Giotto's influence. In 1340 he succeeded Giotto as Master of the Works of Florence Cathedral. There he produced a series of reliefs, possibly designed by his former teacher Giotto. The hexagonal panels on the lower level depict the history of mankind, inspired by Genesis, starting with on the west side. The seven hexagonal panels on the south side show us Gionitus (Astronomy), the Art of Building, Medicine, Hunting, Wool-working, Phoroneus (Legislation), Daedalus (flight). The east side only contains five panels, because of the entrance door. They depict the "liberal arts", as do the north side panels. The originals were removed between 1965 and 1967 and are now on display in the museum. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Andrea Pisano, while living in Florence, produced many works in marble, all of which strongly show Giotto's influence. In 1340 he succeeded Giotto as Master of the Works of Florence Cathedral. There he produced a series of reliefs, possibly designed by his former teacher Giotto. The hexagonal panels on the lower level depict the history of mankind, inspired by Genesis, starting with on the west side. The seven hexagonal panels on the south side show us Gionitus (Astronomy), the Art of Building, Medicine, Hunting, Wool-working, Phoroneus (Legislation), Daedalus (flight). The east side only contains five panels, because of the entrance door. They depict the "liberal arts", as do the north side panels. The originals were removed between 1965 and 1967 and are now on display in the museum. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
