Lorenzo Ghiberti Research Paper

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Kailey Stockton
Jonte’
Pre AP English
January 11, 2016
Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Baptistery Doors
The baptistery doors known as the Gates of Paradise were created by Lorenzo Ghiberti in the mid-15th century. Lorenzo was born in 1378 and died in 1455.He was known for his sculpting. His nationality was florentine. His notable works were the Gates of Paradise and the Florence Baptistery. Lorenzo returned home in 1401 when he heard there was a competition to make a pair of bronze baptistery doors for the cathedral of Florence. He competed with six other artists to recreate the scene in the bible of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac on bronze. The entry panels of Lorenzo and Filippo Brunelleschi are the only survivors of the contests. In 1402 the judges of the contests chose Lorenzo to make the doors. He worked on …show more content…

This project put Ghiberti’s name out there, and it really got his career started. In the 1410s and ‘20s were the years Ghiberti’s really expanded. He had accomplished a lot of work for the baptistery doors by 1413. Also during this time he got married to Marsilla, a 16 year old daughter of Bartolomeo di Luca. They had two sons who came to work in his business and they continued his work after their father’s death.Michelangelo called “truly worthy to be the Gates of Paradise” for their beauty. At first, their were to be 28 figural panels like the earlier sets of baptistery doors, but they brought it back down to 10. The 10 panels were Genesis: Creation of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Abraham and Isaac,Joseph, Moses, Joshua,David, and Solomon. These two works of The Gates of Paradise and Florence Baptistery doors opened up conflict and competition between Donatello and Nanni di Banco. These two young sculptors made the stone statues on Lorenzo's first figure. Lorenzo Ghiberti had many works that weren't as famous. All of his works include St.John the baptist, North Doors, Porta nord del baptistery di Firenze, Pilate washing his hands,Sacrificio di

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