Gates of Paradise / Baptistery of San Giovanni, Gates of Paradise / Gates of Paradise, Story of Joshua, full view with flanking figures / Renaissance; Creation date: 1425-1452
About this Item
Record Details
- Creator/Culture
- sculptor: Lorenzo Ghiberti (Italian, 1381-1455)
- Site/Repository
- Site: Battistero di San Giovanni (Florence, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy) (replicas)
- Repository: Museo dell’ Opera del Duomo (Florence, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy) (originals)
- Media/Technique
- gilt bronze
- Dimensions
- height of doors: 4.57 m (15 feet)
- Subjects
- Doors
- Battistero di San Giovanni (Florence, Italy)
- Paradise
- Sculptures (visual works)
- Florence (Italy)
- Moses (Biblical leader)
- David, King of Israel
- Joseph (Son of Jacob)
- Relief (sculpture techniques)
- Bas-reliefs
- Ghiberti, Lorenzo (Italian artist, 1381-1455)
- Renaissance
- Work Record ID
- 150962
- Image Record ID
- 920426
- Classification Filing Number
- 272
- G322
- 86BP 18
- cop.2
Technical Details
- Collection
- History of Art, VRC Image Bank
- Record
- 920426
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-920426/1
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History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 920426. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-920426/1. April 25, 2024.