West side, Planets, Mercury (1337-1341) by Nino Pisano
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West side, Planets, Mercury (1337-1341) by Nino Pisano
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Creator:
Alberto Arnoldi (Italian sculptor, active 1351-1364); Nino Pisano (Italian sculptor, ca. 1315-ca. 1368); workshop of Andrea Pisano (Italian sculptor, ca. 1295-1349)
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Alberto Arnoldi (Italian sculptor, active 1351-1364); Nino Pisano (Italian sculptor, ca. 1315-ca. 1368); workshop of Andrea Pisano (Italian sculptor, ca. 1295-1349)
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. 1337-1361 (inclusive)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1337-1361 (inclusive)
Date
Cultural Context:
Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
Style Period:
Fourteenth century; Gothic (Medieval)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Fourteenth century; 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 and blue majolica (tin-glazed) tile
Work_MaterialDisplay
marble and blue majolica (tin-glazed) tile
Material
Technique:
carving (processes); mosaic (process)
Work_Technique
carving (processes); mosaic (process)
Technique
Measurements:
87 cm (height, each diamond) x 63.5 cm (width, each diamond)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
87 cm (height, each diamond) x 63.5 cm (width, each diamond)
Measurements
Subjects:
allegory; cycles or series; Astronomy; Catholic Church; Education; lozenge; liberal arts
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allegory; cycles or series; Astronomy; Catholic Church; Education; lozenge; liberal arts
Subjects
Description:
Alberto Arnoldi was a member of Andrea Pisano's workshop. He carved the north side lozenges which depict the Seven Sacraments, which are represented realistically. The sacraments are Baptism, Confession, Matrimony, Holy Order, Confirmation, the Eucharist, and the Extreme Unction. The designs have been attributed to the painter Maso di Banco, a pupil of Giotto. The west side has the Planets, of which Venus and Mercury are attributed to Nino Pisano. South side features the three Theological and four Cardinal Virtues (Faith, Charity, Hope, Prudence, Justice, Temperance, Fortitude). East side has the seven "Liberal Arts" (Astronomy, Music, Geometry, Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, and Arithmetic). (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Alberto Arnoldi was a member of Andrea Pisano's workshop. He carved the north side lozenges which depict the Seven Sacraments, which are represented realistically. The sacraments are Baptism, Confession, Matrimony, Holy Order, Confirmation, the Eucharist, and the Extreme Unction. The designs have been attributed to the painter Maso di Banco, a pupil of Giotto. The west side has the Planets, of which Venus and Mercury are attributed to Nino Pisano. South side features the three Theological and four Cardinal Virtues (Faith, Charity, Hope, Prudence, Justice, Temperance, Fortitude). East side has the seven "Liberal Arts" (Astronomy, Music, Geometry, Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic, and Arithmetic). (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
