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Who were Lorenzo Ghiberti’s sons?

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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 and his wife, Marsilia, had two sons:

Tommaso, born in 1417.1
Vittorio, born in 1418.1

Both sons eventually joined their father in his business, and Vittorio continued to operate the workshop following his father's death.1