Lectern for the Reading of the Gospels with the Eagle of Saint John the Evangelist
Artwork Details
- Title:Lectern for the Reading of the Gospels with the Eagle of Saint John the Evangelist
- Artist:Giovanni Pisano (Italian, Pisa ca. 1240–1319 Siena)
- Date:ca. 1301, with later additions
- Geography:Made in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
- Culture:Italian
- Medium:Marble
- Dimensions:Overall: 27 3/4 x 24 3/16 x 16in. (70.5 x 61.5 x 40.6cm)
- Classification:Sculpture-Stone
- Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1918
- Object Number:18.70.28
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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