Lectern for the Reading of the Gospels with the Eagle of Saint John the Evangelist

ca. 1301, with later additions
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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