Painters, sculptors, architects, engravers, and their works : a handbook (1875)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York : Hurd and Houghton · leaf 478
t almost challenges criti- PISANO. 459 cism. His next work was the Area cli S. Domenico, at Bologna,which is now surrounded with a maze of beautiful sculptures of whichthe Area is the centre, and is of great interest as illustrating theart of the 13th century. In 1266 Niccola went to Siena to… … the only thing to attract the attention. In 1269 he was commissionedto build the Abbey and Convent of La Scorgola, which are now inruins. In 1274 he commenced the fountain of Perugia, which washis last work. The authorities of the city made severe laws for itspreservation, and it was considered the…
