Chap. XII. ANDREA DI PONTEDERA, 345 spoils of the lion, and holding a mace and shield. In the upper subjects from the life of S. John the Baptist, the idea predominates over the form without detriment to the form itself. Strength, tenderness, every sentiment which gives life to action, may be seen appropriately display ed, without triviality or vulgarity. These gates are in scribed : “Andreas, Ugolini Nini de Pisis me fecit AD. 1330” and they deserve in every sense the praise which they elicited, as well as the curiosity of the public; — who, according to Simone della Tosa, 1 went in crowds to their inauguration in presence of the ambassadors of Naples and the “Signoria” of Florence. 2 The statues of Boniface the Eighth, of S. Peter and S. Paul, the prophets, the four doctors of the church, S. Lawrence and S. Stephen, all forming part of the orna ment to the front of S. Maria del Fiore, were removed in 1588. The remains of the first of these figures may be seen mutilated in the garden of the Riccardi family, at Valfonda, together with those of two of the Doctors of the church, S. Peter and S. Paul; — whilst the two remaining Doctors lie in the garden walk leading to Poggio Imperiale, and remnants of other parts of the monumental front are to be seen in the amphitheatre of the Boboli. 3 But the bas-reliefs of the Campanile are in their places; and it is possible still to distinguish those which Andrea executed from the designs of Giotto. Of these the follow ing is a list: On the west side nearest the Duomo, a series of hexagons forms the lowest range of ornament, and contains, — the crea tion of man; the creation of woman; the first labours; Jabal, the father of those that dwell in tents and have cattle; — Jubal 1 In Morrona. Vol. II. p. 367. * The assistant of Andrea in easting the bronze was according to Richa (Chiese Fiorentine), Maestro Leonardo del Q. Avanzo da Venexia. The aid of Lippo Dini and Piero di Jaeopo, gold smiths, was also secured to An drea, probably for polishing and gilding the bronze. See also Gio vanni Villani. Lib. X. C. 176. 3 See engravings of the Boni face and apostles in Cicognara. Plate XXXII.
