Noah's Ark

The relief of the main portal dated from 1425 - 1438. Sculpted by Jacopo della Quercia, he carved in bas-relief scenes from the Old Testament- that is, from God's creation of man down to the Flood and Noah's Ark- making a tremendous improvement in the art of sculpture, since from antiquity until the present, no artisans had ever existed who had produced anything in bas-relief, with the result that this method of sculpture had been completely lost rather than merely misplaced.该主入口浮雕的创作年代为1425年至1438年。其创作者为雅科波·德拉·奎尔恰（Jacopo della Quercia），作品以浅浮雕（bas-relief）形式呈现了《旧约》中的系列场景——从上帝造人一直到大洪水与诺亚方舟的故事。该作品在雕塑艺术领域实现了突破性进展：自古典时代至今，从未有工匠能够创作出浅浮雕作品，以至于这种雕塑技法彻底失传，而非仅仅被搁置遗忘。