The most important artwork in the baptistery in Pisa is the pulpit sculpted by Niccola Pisano in 1260 — many art historians start the Renaissance from here. Seven pillars, some on lions, carry the pulpit that is decorated by five relief panels with scenes from the life of Christ.
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