Pulpit
by GUIDO DA COMO, Marble
In 1250, Guido signed and dated the pulpit in San Bartolomeo in Pantano. Following the tradition of Guglielmo’s (active 1158-1165) pulpit for the Cathedral in Pisa (now in Cagliari Cathedral, 1159-62), Guido’s pulpit is rectangular and has two tiers of reliefs. Classicising in style, the carved New Testament narratives manifest a compact solidity of form with sharply incised details that are especially evident in the carefully delineated drapery forms.