# Pulpit detail: pedestal of Mater

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PISANO, Giovanni](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pisano-giovanni-r1e2bda68beedd5>)
- Date: 1251-1300
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

The two figures on the pulpit represent Fortitude and Prudence. The latter was derived from the antique Venus Pudica. From the figures on the pulpit in Pisa, Prudence and Hercules rank among the major masterpieces of Italian sculpture.

## Related artworks

- [Angel Pietà](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pisano-giovanni-r1e2bda68beedd5/angel-piet-r5f92b5d205447e>)
- [Crucifix](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pisano-giovanni-r1e2bda68beedd5/crucifix-r6d04edd16c5d65>)
- [Crucifix](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pisano-giovanni-r1e2bda68beedd5/crucifix-r9a701958a0018b>)
- [Crucifix](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pisano-giovanni-r1e2bda68beedd5/crucifix-rb69603acb7ba2d>)
- [Crucifix](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pisano-giovanni-r1e2bda68beedd5/crucifix-rcdd9505b4c5b1b>)
- [Deacons Holding Candles](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pisano-giovanni-r1e2bda68beedd5/deacons-holding-candles-r82158f9b16db9f>)
- [Exterior view of the Cathedral](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pisano-giovanni-r1e2bda68beedd5/exterior-view-of-the-cathedral-r94c9f77441a6db>)
- [Exterior view of the Cathedral](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pisano-giovanni-r1e2bda68beedd5/exterior-view-of-the-cathedral-rb5ee7b88bad23d>)
- [Fontana Maggiore: Liberal Arts](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pisano-giovanni-r1e2bda68beedd5/fontana-maggiore-liberal-arts-r0f78f661e5cf01>)
- [Fontana Maggiore: Liberal Arts](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pisano-giovanni-r1e2bda68beedd5/fontana-maggiore-liberal-arts-r490fe9076eca88>)
- [Fontana Maggiore: Liberal Arts](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pisano-giovanni-r1e2bda68beedd5/fontana-maggiore-liberal-arts-r5dc3d19a31fdd7>)
- [Fontana Maggiore: Liberal Arts](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pisano-giovanni-r1e2bda68beedd5/fontana-maggiore-liberal-arts-re6daf9a44aeedc>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)