Castelcivita
—  Comune  —
Comune di Castelcivita
Panoramic view
Castelcivita Location of Castelcivita in Italy
Coordinates: 40°29′N 15°14′E / 40.483°N 15.233°E / 40.483; 15.233Coordinates: 40°29′N 15°14′E / 40.483°N 15.233°E / 40.483; 15.233
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Cosentini, Pantano-Serracchio, Serra
Government
• Mayor	Mario Tedesco (since April 2008)
Area
• Total	57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation	487 m (1,598 ft)
Population (December 31, 2004)
• Total	2,137
• Density	37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Demonym	Castelcivitesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	84020
Dialing code	0828
Patron saint	St. Cono, St. Nicholas of Bari
Saint day	June 3, December 6
Website	Official website

Castelcivita is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History[link]

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Geography[link]

The town is situated in the middle of Cilento, by the western side of the Alburni mountains.

See also[link]

• Cilento
• Castelcivita Caves

References[link]

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External links[link]

Media related to Castelcivita at Wikimedia Commons

• (Italian) Municipal web site
• (Italian) (English) Official site of the caves

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Pulpit in the Duomo of Siena.

Giovanni Pisano (c. 1250 – c. 1315) was an Italian sculptor, painter and architect. Son of the famous sculptor Nicola Pisano, he received his training in the workshop of his father.

In 1265–1268 he worked with his father at the pulpit in Siena Cathedral. The fountain Fontana Maggiore in Perugia was his next major work with his father. By the end of this project in 1278 his father may already have died. Another possibility is that Nicola Pisano died in 1284 when Giovanni took up residence in Siena. These first works were made in his father's style. It is difficult to tell who did exactly what. However the Madonna with Child can be attributed with certainty to Giovanni, showing a new style with a certain familiarity between Mother and Child.

His next work was in Pisa, sculpting the statues in the two rows of traceried gables at the exterior of the Baptistry (1277–1284). The vivacity of these statues is a new confirmation that he is leaving the serene style of his father behind.

He was appointed at the same time chief architect of Siena Cathedral between 1287 and 1296. This compelled him to travel often between these two cities. The elegant sculptures and the architectural design for the facade of the cathedral in Siena show his tendencies to blend Gothic art with reminders of Roman art.

Pulpit in the Cathedral of Pisa.

In 1296 he returned to Pisa to begin work on the San Giovanni church. In 1301 he continued his work on the pulpit of St. Andrew for the church of S. Andrea in Pistoia, which he had already started in 1297. The five reliefs on the pulpit are the Annunciation and Nativity; the Adoration, Dream of the Magi and Angel warning Joseph; the Massacre of the Innocents; the Crucifixion; and the Last Judgement.

His work between 1302 and 1310 at the new pulpit for the Cathedral of Pisa shows his distinct preference for movement in his characters, moving even further away his father's style. It shows nine scenes from the New Testament, carved in white marble with a chiaroscuro effect. It contains even a bold, naturalistic depiction of a naked Hercules. His figure Prudence in the pulpit may have been an inspiration for the Eve in the painting The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden by Masaccio. This pulpit with its dramatic scenes has become his masterwork. After the fire of 1595 it was packed away during the redecoration and was not rediscovered and re-erected until 1926. The church of San Nicola in Pisa was enlarged between 1297 and 1313 by the Augustinians, perhaps by the design of Giovanni Pisano. He was also responsible of the façade of San Paolo a Ripa d'Arno.

His last major work dates probably from 1313 when he made a monument in memory of Margaret of Brabant (who died in 1311) at the request of her husband emperor Henry VII.

His works shows a mixture of French Gothic and the classical style, and Henry Moore referred to him as "the first modern sculptor".

One of his pupils was Giovanni di Balduccio, who also became a famous sculptor, and the architect and sculptor Agostino da Siena. He also had an influence on the painter Pietro Lorenzetti. Giorgio Vasari included a biography of Pisano in his book Le vite dei più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architetti

The asteroid 7313 Pisano was named to honour Nicola and Giovanni Pisano.

References[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Giovanni Pisano

• Carli, Enzo (1966). Giovanni Pisano. Milan. ISBN 88-7781-045-9. 
• Mellini, G.L. (1969). Il pulpito di Giovanni Pisano a Pistoia. Florence. 

External links[link]

• Giovanni Pisano Works at Artst.org

Nicola di Bari (born 29 September 1940) is an Italian singer. He was born in Zapponeta, Apulia, as Michele Scommegna.

He won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1971 and 1972. In 1972 he represented Italy at Eurovision Song Contest with "I giorni dell'arcobaleno". In 1968 he performed the soundtrack of Preparati la bara ("You'd Better Smile").

He is also well known in Latin America for his albums recorded in Spanish.

Discography[link]

===LPS===*

• 1965 - Nicola di Bari - Jolly LPJ 5041
• Giugno 1970 - Nicola di Bari - RCA PSL 10464
• 1971 - Nicola di Bari - RCA PSL 10494
• 1971 - Nicola di Bari canta Luigi Tenco - RCA PSL 10520
• 1972 - I giorni dell'arcobaleno - RCA PSL 10533
• 1973 - Paese - RCA PSL 10571
• 1973 - Un altro sud - RCA DPSL 10597
• 1974 - La colomba di carta - RCA TPL1-1043
• 1975 - Ti fa bella l'amore - RCA TPL1-1104
• 1977 - Nicola di Bari - Carosello CLN 25068
• 1981 - Passo dopo passo - Wea T 58327
• 1986 - Innamorarsi

[edit] Singles (7)

• 1963 - Piano...pianino.../Perché te ne vai - Jolly J 20217
• 1964 - Amore ritorna a casa/Senza motivo - Jolly J 20229
• 1964 - Non farmi piangere più/Ti prendo le braccia - Jolly J 20255
• 1965 - Tu non potrai capire/Una cosa di nessuna importanza - Jolly J 20280
• 1965 - Amici miei/Amo te, solo te - Jolly J 20282
• 1965 - Piangerò/Il rimpianto - Jolly J 20294
• 1965 - Un amore vero/Non sai come ti amo - Jolly J 20331
• 1966 - Lei mi aspetta/Ridi con me - Jolly J 20346
• 1968 - Il mondo è grigio, il mondo è blu/Solo ciao - RCA PM 3448
• 1969 - Eternamente/La vita e l'amore - RCA PM 3488
• 1970 - La prima cosa bella/...e lavorare - RCA PM 3510
• 1970 - Vagabondo/La mia donna - RCA PM 3531
• 1970 - Una ragazzina come te/Zapponeta - RCA PM 3554
• 1971 - Il cuore è uno zingaro/Agnese - RCA PM 3575
• Luglio 1971 - Anima/Pioverà pioverà - RCA Pl 1
• 1971 - Un uomo molte cose non le sa/Sogno di primavera - RCA PM 3611
• 1971 - Chitarra suona più piano/Lontano, lontano - RCA PM 3627
• 1972 - I giorni dell'arcobaleno/Era di primavera - RCA PM 3639
• 1972 - Occhi chiari/Un minuto...una vita - RCA PM 3673
• 1972 - Paese/Qualche cosa di più - RCA PM 3693
• 1974 - Sai che bevo, sai che fumo/Libertà - RCA TPBO 1121
• 1975 - Beniamino/Tema di Beniamino - RCA TPBO 1150
• 1976 - La più bella del mondo/Anna perché - Carosello CI 20415
• Ottobre 1979 - Chiara/Partire perché - Vip 10205

CD[link]

• 1999 - I più grandi successi Duck Records (re-recordings with new arrangements)
• 2001 - Un lungo viaggio d'amore

External links[link]

• Discography