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Who was Lorenzo Ghiberti’s wife?

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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.

Lorenzo Ghiberti’s wife was named Marsilia. She was the 16-year-old daughter of a wool carder named Bartolomeo di Luca. The couple had two sons, Tommaso and Vittorio, both of whom eventually joined Ghiberti in his business.1