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Sep 21, 2020 · Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455 CE) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith whose most famous work is the gilded bronze doors of the Baptistery of Florence's cathedral. These doors, which took 27 years to complete, were so impressive that Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE) famously described them as the 'Gates of Paradise', a name which has ...
1 of 2. Lorenzo Ghiberti. Summary of Lorenzo Ghiberti. Ghiberti is credited (and was happy to credit himself) with creating one of the greatest masterpieces in fifteenth century Italian art, the east doors, known as the Gates of Paradise, for the Baptistery in Florence Cathedral.
Gates of Paradise, the pair of gilded bronze doors (1425–52) designed by the sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti for the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence. The 10 relief panels contained in the doors are among the greatest works of Early Renaissance sculpture.
Lorenzo Ghiberti, (born c. 1378, Pelago—died Dec. 1, 1455, Florence), Italian sculptor, goldsmith, and designer active in Florence. He was trained as a goldsmith and painter. In 1402 he won a competition for the commission to make a pair of bronze doors for the Baptistery of Florence Cathedral, defeating Filippo Brunelleschi.
In 1425 Lorenzo Ghiberti was commissioned to design a pair of bronze doors for Florence's Baptistery. He labored on the task for 27 years, fashioning a masterpiece that Michelangelo called "truly worthy to be the Gates of Paradise" for its remarkable beauty and grandeur.
1378 - Dec 1, 1455. Lorenzo Ghiberti, born Lorenzo di Bartolo, was a Florentine Italian artist of the Early Renaissance best known as the creator of the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery,...
Dec 6, 2023 · Lorenzo Ghiberti, Gates of Paradise, East Doors of the Florence Baptistry, bronze, 1425–52. Video transcript. Images for teaching and learning. Cite this page. These gilded bronze doors are a masterpiece of clarity and illusionism. Space coheres, and figures move with ease.
