TURINO DI SANO

1395

Statue of St. John Baptist, 3 metres high,
on the cupola of the Pisa Baptistery.

The first work in copper of Turino di Sano for the Baptistery of Pisa shows his skill already known as a work of this magnitude would not have been entrusted to a mediocre artist.

The Fabric of the Baptistery of Pisa is about to have its fulfillment and Jacopo di ser Dato, goldsmith and worker of St. John, it entrusts implementation in Turino.

It 's definitely an important work for the Elderly (Government of Pisa then) require the master Turino, who was run out of resources during the execution of the work, to take a loan fifty gold florins so that it is finished.

Turino di San o terminates in 1395 and received for this work one hundred and sixty gold florins, non-negligible amount in those days.