Search results
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 ...
- 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.
- 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
Apr 2, 2014 · Lorenzo Ghiberti. One of the most important early Renaissance sculptors, Ghiberti is best known as the creator of the bronze doors of the Baptistery of Florence. Updated: Apr 12, 2019....
People also ask
Who was Lorenzo Ghiberti?
Who was Lorenzo di Cione Ghiberti?
How did Lorenzo Ghiberti influence art in Florence and Siena?
How old was Lorenzo Ghiberti when he died?
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.
- Italian
- Pelago, Republic of Florence
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.
In 1425 Lorenzo Ghiberti was commissioned to design a second 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.
