Nicola Pisano (c. 1220-1278) was an Italiansculptor whose work is noted for its classical Roman sculptural style. Pisano is sometimes considered to be the founder of modern sculpture. Pisano was probably trained in the Italian workshops of the Holy Roman emperor Frederick II.
His work includes:
Carved reliefs for the pulpit of the PisaBaptistery (1260). The panels of the pulpit are strongly influenced by antique sarcophagi.
Giovanni Pisano, Annunciation, Nativity, Annunciation to the Shepherds, from the Pistoia Pulpit
Andrea Pisano, The Feast of Herod/Dance of Salome, Beheading of John the Baptist, Salome Presents the Head of the Baptist to Herod, Salome Presents the Head of the Baptist to Herodias, gilt bronze, from the Florentine Baptistery Doors, ca.
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