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Lorenzo Ghiberti (UK: / ɡ ɪ ˈ b ɛər t i /, US: / ɡ iː ˈ-/, Italian: [loˈrɛntso ɡiˈbɛrti]; 1378 – 1 December 1455), born Lorenzo di Bartolo, was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Florence, a key figure in the Early Renaissance, best known as the creator of two sets of bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery, the later one called by Michelangelo the Gates of Paradise.
- Gates of Paradise, Florence Baptistery
- Early Renaissance
Lorenzo Ghiberti (born c. 1378, Pelago, Italy—died December 1, 1455, Florence) was an early Italian Renaissance sculptor, whose doors ( Gates of Paradise; 1425–52) for the Baptistery of the cathedral of Florence are considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Italian art in the Quattrocento. Other works include three bronze statues for ...
- Constance Lowenthal
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 ...
- Mark Cartwright
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Apr 2, 2014 · Lorenzo di Cione Ghiberti was born in Pelago, near Florence, Italy, in 1378 (the exact month and day of his birth are unknown). He was well-trained by his father, Bartoluccio Ghiberti, a well ...
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. The Baptistery doors are considered the finest of all sculptural examples of the Late ...
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- Pelago, Republic of Florence
Lorenzo Ghiberti ( 1378 – 1 December 1455), 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, called by Michelangelo the Gates of Paradise. Trained as a goldsmith and sculptor, he established an important workshop for sculpture in metal.
Gates of Paradise, the pair of gilded bronze doors (1425–52) designed by the sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti for the north entrance of the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence. Upon their completion, they were installed at the east entrance. Self-portrait by Lorenzo Ghiberti, detail from Gates of Paradise, 1425–52; on the east side of the ...
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