Gates of paradise

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Lorenzo Ghiberti The Gates of Paradise

Illustration about Gates of Paradise, entrance to the heavenly city, meeting with God, symbol of Christianity hand drawn vector illustration sketch. Illustration of love, church, afterlife - 113331107

Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise is now on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. This stunning cast portrays stories from the Old Testament.

Florence Baptistery - In 1425 Lorenzo Ghiberti got a commission for the East Doors of the baptistry, on which he and his workshop toiled for 27 years, excelling themselves.These doors have ten panels depicting scenes from the Old Testament, he employed the recently discovered principles of perspective to give depth to his compositions.The 10 panels are included in a richly decorated gilt framework of foliage and fruit, many statuettes of prophets and 24 busts. Michelangelo referred to these…

Lorenzo Ghiberti, east doors (Gates of Paradise), baptistery, Florence, Italy, 1425-1452, Gilded bronze, 17' high. Modern copy, ca. 1980. Original panels in Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence.

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Another Florence photo dump, mostly indoors: 1: Piazza del Duomo and Santa Maria del Fiore, viewed from Giotto’s Tower 2: Baptistry of San Giovanni’s ‘Gates of Paradise’ (replica) by Ghiberti 3–9: 'Gates of Paradise’ (original) and other treasures in the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo 10, 11: Baptistry's South Door, interior mosaics 12: Cappella dei Principi, Medici Chapels 13: Museo di San Marco 14, 15: Garden of Eden and Peter getting his keys in the Church of Santa Maria Novella 16…

the Florence Baptistery, the original home to Ghiberti's 'Gates of Paradise' and one of the city's most historic monuments - read the history and see pics!