Nicola Pisano was an Italian sculptor whose work is noted for its classical Roman sculptural style.
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16 Facts About Nicola Pisano
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Nicola Pisano is sometimes considered to be the founder of modern sculpture.
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Nicola Pisano was born in Apulia, as the son of "Petrus de Apulia", as stated in the archives of the Cathedral of Siena.
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Nicola Pisano was probably trained in the local workshops of the emperor Frederick II, and he attended his coronation.
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Nicola Pisano's only remaining works from this period are two griffon heads with a soft chiaroscuro effect.
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Nicola Pisano moved to Lucca, working at facade of the Cathedral of Saint Martin, resulting in the relief Deposition from the Cross and the lintel reliefs Nativity and Adoration of the Magi.
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Nicola Pisano moved to Pisa between 1245 and 1250, where his son Giovanni Pisano was born.
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Nicola Pisano finished this work in 1260 and signed with "Nicola Pisanus".
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Nicola Pisano was aided by several assistants, among which were Arnolfo di Cambio and Lapo di Ricevuto.
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Nicola Pisano must have found his inspiration for this pulpit in the triumphal arches he had seen in Rome when travelling to Ostia.
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Nicola Pisano increased its height with a system of two domes: a small truncated cone on top of the hemispherical dome.
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Nicola Pisano was certainly responsible for the design, but his input was probably minimal.
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Nicola Pisano was given this commission due to his fame by the Pisa pulpit.
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Nicola Pisano's figures are original creations that came into being through a thorough study and understanding of the antique prototypes and the reinstating of antique representations.
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Nicola Pisano's works are the most important precursors of Italian Renaissance sculpture.
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Nicola Pisano has pushed 13th-century Tuscan sculpture in the direction of art that integrated the features of Roman art, while simultaneously staying attached to the Gothic art from Northern Europe.
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