Which biblical story did Lorenzo Ghiberti depict for the 1401 Baptistery doors competition?

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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.

For the 1401 competition to design the bronze doors for the Baptistery of Florence, Lorenzo Ghiberti and the other competing artists were tasked with depicting the biblical story of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac.12

Each artist was required to represent this scene within a bronze relief shaped as a quatrefoil. Ghiberti’s successful entry, which displayed a graceful composition and mastery of the goldsmith's art, ultimately won him the commission over his rivals, including Filippo Brunelleschi.21