Which works did Lorenzo Ghiberti create for the baptismal font of Siena Cathedral?

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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 baptismal font of the Siena Cathedral, Lorenzo Ghiberti created two bronze reliefs.12

He was commissioned to produce these works in 1417, but due to his busy schedule, he completed them 10 years later under pressure from Sienese authorities.2