The Portrayal of Joseph the Carpenter in Nicola and Giovanni Pisano’s Duomo Pulpit in the Siena Cathedral

Between 1265 and 1268, Nicola Pisano sculpted the seven marble panels of the Duomo pulpit in the Siena Cathedral with the assistance of his son, Giovanni.  However, only two, the first of the Visitation, the Nativity, and the Annunciation of Shepherds, and the second, of the Adoration of the Magi, include representations of the figure of Joseph.

Marble panel of different Bible scenes: the Visitation (top left), the Nativity (center), the Bathing of the Christ-child (bottom left), and the Annunciation to the shepherds (right half).  Mary and Joseph border the left and right of all the figures inside.
The Visitation, Bathing of the Christ Child, Nativity, and the Annunciation to the Shepherds
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