Lectern for the Reading of the Gospels with the Eagle of Saint John the Evangelist

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.18.70.28

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MMA_.18.70.28

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

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Creator Name:

Pisano, Giovanni

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Pisano, Giovanni

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Italian

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European; Southern European; Italian

Creator Nationality

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Creator Role:

Artist

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Artist

Creator Role

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Creator Dates/Places:

Italian, ca. 1240-1319

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Italian, ca. 1240-1319

Creator Dates/Places

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Creator Name-CRT:

Giovanni Pisano

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Giovanni Pisano

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Lectern for the Reading of the Gospels with the Eagle of Saint John the Evangelist

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Lectern for the Reading of the Gospels with the Eagle of Saint John the Evangelist

Title

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

ca. 1301, with later additions

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ca. 1301, with later additions

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1299

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1299

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1303

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1303

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Carrera marble with addition of Pentelic marble

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Carrera marble with addition of Pentelic marble

Materials and Techniques

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Classification Term:

Sculpture-Stone

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Sculpture-Stone

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

27 3/4 x 24 3/16 x 16 in. (70.5 x 61.5 x 40.6 cm)

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27 3/4 x 24 3/16 x 16 in. (70.5 x 61.5 x 40.6 cm)

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

18.70.28

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18.70.28

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Rogers Fund, 1918

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Rogers Fund, 1918

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Sculpted by Giovanni Pisano, one of the finest sculptors of the Gothic period, this lectern was once a part of the pulpit at the Church of Sant'Andrea at Pistoia. It is in the shape of an imposing full-size figure of an eagle, grasping a book in its talons, which stands with head erect, facing to its left, wings held poised as if ready for flight. The head is a later replacement. A marble bookrest, hexagonal in form with a protruding ledge at the bottom, meant to hold the Gospels for liturgical reading, rests on the bird's wings. The eagle served as the crowning element of a Tetramorph, a sculptural composite of the symbols of the four Evangelists.

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<P>Sculpted by Giovanni Pisano, one of the finest sculptors of the Gothic period, this lectern was once a part of the pulpit at the Church of Sant'Andrea at Pistoia. It is in the shape of an imposing full-size figure of an eagle, grasping a book in its talons, which stands with head erect, facing to its left, wings held poised as if ready for flight. The head is a later replacement. A marble bookrest, hexagonal in form with a protruding ledge at the bottom, meant to hold the Gospels for liturgical reading, rests on the bird's wings. The eagle served as the crowning element of a Tetramorph, a sculptural composite of the symbols of the four Evangelists.</P>

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Lectern for the Reading of the Gospels with the Eagle of Saint John the Evangelist