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Niccola Pisano Obscurity of the Sources for a History of Early Italian Sculpture Vasari's Legend of Pisano Deposition from the Cross at Lucca Study of Nature and the Antique Sarcophagus at Pisa Pisan Pulpit Niccola's School Giovanni Pisano Pulpit in S. Andrea at Pistoja Fragments of his work at Pisa Tomb of Benedict XI. at Perugia Bas-reliefs at Orvieto Andrea Pisano Relation of Sculpture to Painting Giotto Subordination of Sculpture to Architecture in Italy Pisano's Influence in Venice Balduccio of Pisa Orcagna The Tabernacle of Orsammichele The Gates of the Florentine Baptistery Competition of Ghiberti, Brunelleschi, and Della Quercia Comparison of Ghiberti's and Brunelleschi's Trial-pieces Comparison of Ghiberti and Della Quercia The Bas-reliefs of S. Petronio Ghiberti's Education His Pictorial Style in Bas-relief His Feeling for the Antique Donatello Early Visit to Rome Christian Subjects Realistic Treatment S. George and David Judith Equestrian Statue of Gattamelata Influence of Donatello's Naturalism Andrea Verocchio His David Statue of Colleoni Alessandro Leopardi Lionardo's Statue of Francesco Sforza The Pollajuoli Tombs of Sixtus IV. and Innocent VIII. Luca della Robbia His Treatment of Glazed Earthenware Agostino di Duccio The Oratory of S. Bernardino at Perugia Antonio Rossellino Matteo Civitali Mino da Fiesole Benedetto da Majano Characteristics and Masterpieces of this Group Sepulchral Monuments Andrea Contucci's Tombs in S. Maria del Popolo Desiderio da Settignano Sculpture in S. Francesco at Rimini Venetian Sculpture Verona Guido Mazzoni of Modena Certosa of Pavia Colleoni Chapel at Bergamo Sansovino at Venice Pagan Sculpture Michael Angelo's Scholars Baccio Bandinelli Bartolommeo Ammanati Cellini Gian Bologna Survey of the History of Renaissance Sculpture.
The trial-pieces prepared by Brunelleschi and Ghiberti are now preserved in the Bargello. Their subject is the "Sacrifice of Isaac;" and a comparison of the two leaves no doubt of Ghiberti's superiority. The faults of Brunelleschi's model are want of repose and absence of composition. Abraham rushes in a frenzy of murderous agitation at his son, who writhes beneath the knife already at his throat.
Many such trial-pieces were found by Petrie in the ruins of a sculptor's house at Tell el Amarna. A similar collection was found by Mr. F. Ll. Griffith at Tell Gemayemi, in 1886, during his excavations for the Egypt Exploration Fund. See Mr. Petrie's Tanis. Part II., Egypt Exploration Fund. Mr.
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