columns supporting the pulpit (Pisa)

Italy / Toscana / Pisa / Piazza dei Miracoli
The pulpit is supported by plain columns (two of which mounted on lions sculptures) on one side and by caryatids and a telamon on the other: the latter represent St. Michael, the Evangelists, the four cardinal virtues flanking the Church, and a bold, naturalistic depiction of a naked Hercules. A central plinth with the liberal arts supports the four theological virtues.
The place is located in Pisa Cathedral (Duomo)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_dei_Miracoli#Duomo
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Coordinates:   43°43'23"N   10°23'44"E
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