Giovanni di Balduccio
di Balduccio has four authenticated works that make up his legacy: In San Francesco, Sarzana, the tomb of Guarniero degli Antelminelli, c. 1327-8; in San Maria del Prato, in San Casiano, near Florence, the pulpit; in Sant Eustorgio, Milan, the shrine of St Peter, Martyr, c. 1339, and from the main portal in Santa Maria de Brera, Milan, the Architrave, c. 1347. Another work, unsigned, has been attributed to him in Ciel d'Oro, Pavia, the Shrine of St. Augustine, c. 1350's.
His style shows the influence of not only the Pisano legacy, but Tuscan Gothic elements as well, and has traces of such Sienese masters as Tino di Camaino and Gano di Fazio. His mannered figures, all based on his perception of the Christian faith, are fluid and evoke emotion from the viewer. The work scholars consider his finest, the shrine of St Peter, Martyr, improved on Nicola Pisano's style on which it was modeled by adding a Gothic tabernacle on the lid.
Although his work is a small body, the elements he introduced and style he achieved are worth noting. Perhaps his greatest legacy is the enduring beauty of the pieces he created, and their influence on his contemporary sculptors.