Virgin Annunciate (detail) — Nino Pisano

Virgin Annunciate (detail)


nino pisano

Explore Nino Pisano's iconic Italian sculptures! Master sculptor of the Renaissance, known for Madonna & Child works, innovative techniques, & influence on art history.

Museo Nazionale di San Matteo (Pisa, Italy)

Explore Tuscan art history at the Museo Nazionale di San Matteo in Pisa! Discover masterpieces by Donatello, Simone Martini & more within a historic monastery.

The surface of the bronze is unfinished. Small precious table bronzes such as this figure were regarded as collectors' items from the last decades of the fifteenth century, as a representation of the owner's fascination with, and knowledge of, antiquity.