Pisano

[ pee-zah-naw ]

/ piˈzɑ nɔ /

noun

An·dre·a

[ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/, c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.

Gio·van·ni

[jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/, c1245–c1320, and his father, Ni·co·la

[nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/, c1220–78, Italian sculptors and architects.

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Examples from the Web for pisano

"I am Antonio Canova, Pisano's grandson," answered the pale-faced little fellow.
Strange Stories from History for Young People|George Cary Eggleston
Augusta, indeed, is termed in the Archives of the Alczar “master of making tiles in the Pisano manner” (del pisano).
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume II (of 3)|Leonard Williams
He says he is aware of no pisano tiling which can be dated from as late as the second half of the seventeenth century.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume II (of 3)|Leonard Williams
These sculptures of Pisano are thus for us a symbol of what happened in the age of the Revival.
Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3|John Addington Symonds

What is left by way of similarity is a sculpturesque refinement in Sigelgaita's portrait, not unworthy of Pisano's own chisel.
Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3|John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for pisano

Pisano

/ (Italian piˈsaːno) /

noun

Andrea (anˈdrea), real name Andrea de Pontedera. ?1290–1348, Italian sculptor and architect, noted for his bronze reliefs on the door of the baptistry in Florence

Giovanni (dʒoˈvanni). ?1250–?1320, Italian sculptor, who successfully integrated classical and Gothic elements in his sculptures, esp in his pulpit in St Andrea, Pistoia

his father, Nicola (niˈkɔːla). ?1220–?84, Italian sculptor, who pioneered the classical style and is often regarded as a precursor of the Italian Renaissance: noted esp for his pulpit in the baptistry of Pisa Cathedral

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