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The subject of both of these panels is the same, it's the sacrifice of Isaac. It's the story from the Old Testament. - [Steven] Abraham and his wife had their only child late in life. It had been a miracle birth. God speaks to Abraham and tells him he must sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac.
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- Beth Harris,Steven Zucker,Smarthistory
- What is that little white number (it looks like 2306) on the far right of Ghiberti's panel @1:30?The original panels were removed from the door and were replaced with copies. I believe the number on the panel is a number denoting that copy. By...
- Why would the cloth guild commission sculpture for the baptistery?In some (retrospectively Italian) city-states, like Florence, there was a system of commerce in place that much resembles what we call _capitalism_...
- @7:41 What is the significance of the number 8? I s.ee it in the buildings and in the quardrafoil.Number 8 means resurrection. As in 7 days God created Universe, Christ's resurrection was the "final work". As it is the baptistery, it symbolizes...
- so why did only two panels survive?they could have been melted down again to be reused and save materials
- Why did the competition pick the theme Sacrifice of Isaac rather than other themes?The story is rich in detail, giving opportunity for competitors to show their chops in many different ways.
Dec 6, 2023 · Sacrifice of Isaac. Filippo Brunelleschi and Lorenzo Ghiberti, Sacrifice of Isaac (competition panels for the doors of the Florence Baptistery), 1401–02, bronze, gilding, each 53.3 x 43.2 cm, commissioned by the Arte del Calimala, the wool merchants guild (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence)
- The Baptistry
- The Commission For The Doors
- The Historic Context
There are three buildings that mark the spiritual center of Florence, the Cathedral (with its dome by Brunelleschi), the bell tower (or campanile, designed by Giotto and decorated with reliefs by Andrea Pisano), and the Baptistery. The Baptistery is a sixth or seventh century octagonal building with three entrances and was particularly beloved by t...
In 1401, the cloth merchant’s guild decided to commission a second set of doors for the Florence Baptistery. The major guilds of Florence had considerable power and were often responsible for maintaining and developing the city’s major public buildings—the cloth merchant’s guild was the most powerful among the guilds. One set of doors had already b...
And to set the scene—just when the competition was announced, the city-state of Florence was threatened with invasion by the Duke of Milan—their powerful arch enemy. But in 1402, the Duke of Milan died suddenly, and Florence was spared. In the aftermath, Florence experienced an enormous sense of civic pride—including pride in being a Republic where...
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Aug 31, 2020 · The bronze panel showing Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac by the Italian Renaissance artist and architect Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446 CE). The panel was created in 1401 CE as a trial piece for the competition to see who would receive the commission for the bronze doors of Florence's Baptistery.
Each sculptor had to produce a single bronze panel, depicting the Sacrifice of Isaac within a Gothic four-leaf frame. The panels each contained Abraham, Isaac, an angel and other figures imagined by the artists, and had to harmonize in style with the existing doors, produced in 1330 by Andrea Pisano .
- 15 April 1446 (aged 68–69), Florence, Republic of Florence
- Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore
- Architecture, sculpture, mechanical engineering
Sacrifice of Isaac In 1401, the Florence Wool Guild, which oversaw the maintenance of the city's main Baptistery, set up a contest to design new ornamented bronze doors for the building. Each submission was to consist of a single bronze panel depicting the biblical story of Abraham, who was commanded by God to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, but ...
4.6: Bruelleschi and Ghiberti, The Sacrifice of Isaac. Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Brunelleschi’ and Ghiberti’s competition panels. The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.
