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TITLE: Annunciation and The Nativity. GIOVANNI PISANO. Pulpit of San Andrea. Pistoia, Italy. 1297. ITALIAN GOTHIC.

DESCRIPTION: Detail from Pulpit of San Andrea, by GIOVANNI PISANO (son of Nicola). Carved marble. Same subject as father's, 40 years later. Very different: not so classical. Shows struggle and motion. Much more Gothic. Not Classical. Gothic was more expressionistic and passionate.