ID: 700002012 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002012	Record Type: Built Work
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Baptistry of Pisa (baptistry; Diotosalvi magister; additions by Nicola Pisano and Giovanni...; begun mid-12th century; comple...)

Note: Located in: Pisa, Italy. Roman Catholic baptistry. Round floorplan; lower section is in the Romanesque style, with rounded arches; upper sections are in the Gothic style, with pointed arches. Romanesque inscribed architect name is Diotosalvi magister; loggia, the top storey, and the dome were added in Gothic style by Nicola Pisano and Giovanni Pisano

Titles:

Baptistry of Pisa (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,N)

Battistero di San Giovanni (C,U,Italian,U,U)

Battistero di San Giovanni Battista (C,U,Italian,U,U)

Baptistery (C,U,English,,N)

Baptistery of Pisa (C,U,English,U,U)

St. John the Baptist (C,U,FT,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

baptistry [300007444] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: begun mid-12th century; completed 14th century

Creator Display:

Diotosalvi magister; additions by Nicola Pisano and Giovanni Pisano [preferred,VP]

Creator: unavailable [,BWR]

architect Pisano, Nicola (Italian sculptor and architect, born 1220/1225, died 1278/1287) Extent: addition [500004862]

architect Pisano, Giovanni (Italian architect and sculptor, born ca. 1240, died before 1320) Extent: addition [500017740]

architect Diotisalvi (Italian architect, active 1153-1164) [500115658]

Locations:

Pisa [7006082] Pisa province (province), Tuscany (region (administrative division)), Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: Piazza del Duomo, Pisa

Display Materials: bearing masonry, cut stone construction, round plan

	masonry (building materials) [300015332]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, building materials, <masonry and masonry units>)

	marble (rock) [300011443]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

	bearing walls [300002557]
	.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, enclosing structural elements, <walls and wall components>, walls, <walls by function>)

	dimension stone [300070045]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>, stone (worked rock), <stone by function>, building stone)

	inlay (process) [300053850]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>)

	circular plan [300343664]
	.......(Physical Attributes Facet, Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name), <attributes and properties by specific type>, form attributes, <form attributes for architecture>, building plan attributes)

Dimensions: 54.86 m high, diameter 34.13 m

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Romanesque [300020768] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, Medieval styles and periods, Medieval (European))

	Gothic (Medieval) [300020775] (N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, Medieval styles and periods, Medieval (European))

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

religion and mythology (purpose)

Specific Subjects:

	John the Baptist [901001056]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	baptism [300069030]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events, ceremonies, religious ceremonies) (AAT)

Inscriptions: 1153 Mense August fundata fuit haec

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

............... Piazza dei Miracoli complex

Sources and Contributors:
Baptistry of Pisa	........ [VP]
	........ CDWA online (1995-) accessed 3 November 2010
	........ Great Buildings Online (1997-)
	........ Michelin: Italy (1988)
Battistero di San Giovanni	........ [VP]
	........ UNESCO, Guide to World Heritage Sites (2009)
Battistero di San Giovanni Battista	........ [VP]
	........ TCI: Toscana (1984)
Baptistery	........ [BWR]
	........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3747856
Baptistery of Pisa	........ [VP]
	........ UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 3 November 2010
	........ Great Buildings Online (1997-)
St. John the Baptist	........ [VP]
	........ Great Buildings Online (1997-)

Subject: ....... [VP,BWR]

....................... Great Buildings Online (1997-)

....................... TCI: Toscana (1984)

....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3747856

....................... BWR-10 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021)

....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3747856

....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 29163

....................... ARTstor: Princeton (2010-) 50779

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... TCI: Toscana (1984)
	..... Great Buildings Online (1997-)
	..... BWR database (2010-)