Florence Campanile: Pisano Reliefs (Florence, Italy) : West elevation (marble reliefs, in hexagons, second story): Jabal at his tent (accompanied by his watch-dog)
- Creator:
- Andrea Pisano, ca. 1295-ca. 1348
Giotto, ca. 1266-1337 - Published/Created:
- Florence, Tuscany, Italy
1337-1341 - Date Depicted:
- 10/15/1998
500 AD - 1499 AD - Materials:
- marble
- Notes:
- The foundation stone of the new campanile of Florence Cathedral was laid in April 1334. The lower third of the tower was built according to Giotto's plans, and the lower section of the socle and the first floor were carried out under his direction to 1337, but the remaining sections were built from 1337 to 1341 under Andrea Pisano (the middle and upper levels completed by 1359, by Francesco Talenti). According to the account of the contemporary Antonio Pucci, Andrea was dismissed after attempting to deviate from Giotto's plan, which suggests that he was not an architect. Both levels of the socle were decorated with reliefs, in a coherent iconographic programme. The lower zone (originally with the exception of the north side) bore reliefs with three scenes from Genesis followed by the trovatori del-l'arti [sic] (Ghiberti), the 'discoverers of the crafts', while cycles of the Planets, Virtues, the Liberal Arts and the Seven Sacraments decorated the upper socle zone.
- Variant Titles:
- Florence Bell Tower
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Italy -- 14th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Medieval
- Culture:
- Italian
- Accession Number:
- 6A1-PAN-CB-I4
- Genre:
- sculpture (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- allegorical; Old Testament and Apocrypha carving visual works; sculpture (visual work); reliefs (sculptures); bas-reliefs (sculpture)
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/15/1998 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10103314
- PID:
- digcoll:1834653