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Piazzo del Duomo
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Santa Maria, Santi Pietro e Giovanni Battista

St. Mary, St. Peter and St. John the Baptist

Andrea Guardi
15th century (copy)

Pisa / Santa Maria, Santi Pietro e Giovanni Battista

Description

In the tympanum of the famous leaning tower is a half-figure of Madonna with Child flanked by two half-figures of St. Peter (with key) and St. John the Baptist holding a banner with the text ecce agnus

Sculptor

Andrea Guardi, or Andrea di Francesco da Firenze/Florence, Italian sculptor of the early 15th century (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Travel Italia, Torre pendente.

Locatie (N 43°43'22" - E 10°23'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itto020; Photograph: 7 May 2017
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