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Baptistry, Cathedral and Leaning Tower

ViewOverall view of complex from behind the Baptistry
SitePisa
LocationItaly
Date1153-1265
SubjectArchitecture
PeriodRomanesque
Add'l. Info.Baptistry designed by Diotisalvi, remodeled by Nicola & Giovanni Pisano 1260-84, begun 1152. Gothic dome and cusped arches were added in the 14th c.
Saskia No.Kia-0124
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 17, plate 14
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 14, plate 21
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 10, plate 17
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 15, plate 40
 Trachtenberg & Hyman, Architecture, 1st ed., chapter 1, plate 319