At the center of the baptistery, not surprisingly, is a large baptismal font from 1246. The bronze statue of John the Baptist at the center is by Italo Griselli — it was only added in 1929.
The most important artwork in the baptistery is the pulpit sculpted by Niccola Pisano in 1260 — many art historians start the Renaissance from here.
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