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The Gates of Paradise, gilded bronze doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti, feature detailed relief panels and are set in a marble frame on the east side of the Florence Baptistery. Bronze self-portrait of Lorenzo Ghiberti in relief, set within ornate floral and geometric decoration on the Gates of Paradise at the Florence Baptistery. Gilded bronze relief panel by Lorenzo Ghiberti shows Isaac, Jacob, and Esau in an architectural setting, with multiple figures and intricate detail, from the Gates of Paradise in Florence.
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The Gates of Paradise, gilded bronze doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti, feature detailed relief panels and are set in a marble frame on the east side of the Florence Baptistery.
Lorenzo Ghiberti: Gates of Paradise (1425–52) Replica of the Gates of Paradise, a pair of gilded bronze doors, designed by Lorenzo Ghiberti, 1425–52; on the east side of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence.

Gates of Paradise

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Also known as: “Porta del Paradiso”
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Gates of Paradise, the pair of gilded bronze doors (1425–52) designed by the sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti for the north entrance of the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence. Upon their completion, they were installed at the east entrance. Each wing of the Gates of Paradise contains five large rectangular reliefs of scenes from the Old Testament between figurated borders containing statuettes in niches and medallions with busts. Their format differs completely from the traditional medieval...

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