The Pisa Baptistery Pulpit between elocutio and its functional dimensions
The Pisa Baptistery Pulpit between elocutio and its functional dimensions

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to question the narrative dimension of the pulpit of the Pisa Baptistery Pulpit, made by Nicola Pisano in the mid-thirteenth century. The analysis focuses on how the six sculptures above the capitals of the columns on which the five sides make up the upper register of the pulpit and which present reliefs with scenes from life of Christ. The identification of the six figures above the capitals of the columns in conjunction with the reliefs on the five sides of the upper register of the pulpit has given rise to various interpretations. In this approach, I considered it important to refer to the liturgical, educational and moral functions of the pulpit and the possible relations of the parishioners with it, as well as the social and historical context.

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