Sunday, April 3, 2011

The Gates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Renaissance Masterpiece



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In 1452, Florentine sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti unveiled a masterpiece that had been a quarter-century in the making: ten bronze panels depicting intricate scenes from the Old Testament. The monumental gilded bronze doors (each more than 15 feet tall) were designed for the Baptistery in the Piazza del Duomo in Florence. Centuries of admirers have considered “The Gates of Paradise” one of the great masterworks of Western art. This extensively illustrated book displ... More >>

The Gates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Renaissance Masterpiece

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