How many large relief panels are on the Gates of Paradise?

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Bronze self-portrait of Lorenzo Ghiberti in relief, set within ornate floral and geometric decoration on the Gates of Paradise at the Florence Baptistery. — Lorenzo Ghiberti Self-portrait by Lorenzo Ghiberti, detail from *Gates of Paradise*, 1425–52; gilded bronze doors formerly on the east side of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence, and now on display in Opera del Duomo Museum, Florence.

The Gates of Paradise, created by the Italian sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti, feature a total of 10 large rectangular relief panels.1

Each of the two doors contains five of these panels, which depict scenes from the Old Testament and are celebrated as masterpieces of Early Renaissance sculpture.1