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Andrea Pisano
Master Sculptor of the First Baptistry Doors
Born in Pontedera and trained as a goldsmith, Andrea Pisano (c. 1290–1348) wasn't related to his contemporary Giovanni Pisano, nor did he follow the same antique style. Instead, Andrea was a fervent follower of Giotto and decorative northern European art.
The south doors of the Baptistry (1330-36) on the Life of St John the Baptist are his masterpiece. Unable to match the spatial revolutions of Giotto's frescoes on the same subject in the Peruzzi Chapel in Santa Croce in bronze, Andrea came up with the idea of fitting the scenes into decorative pierced quadralobes within the rectangular panels, concentrating the action and attention on his exquisite details and delicate goldsmithy chiselling. Although Ghiberti's later, more dazzling pair of doors steal most of the attention, Andrea's doors
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