Enciclopedia Cattolica

NINO PISANO

Volume VIII · p. 1110 · 1952

English translation · Testo originale italiano

Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.

NINO PISANO. — Sculptor and architect, born in Pisa in the early years of the 14th century, died there in 1368. He carried out his work between Florence, Pisa, and Orvieto, where in 1349 he is recorded as capomaestro (master builder) in the construction of the Duomo.

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Some documents also mention his activity as a goldsmith, though no trace of this has been preserved. His works

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“NINO PISANO.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII (1952), p. 1110. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/nino-pisano.