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Lorenzo Ghiberti Renaissance artist. By Rebecca Mc Inerney. Lorenzo Ghiberti. Lorenzo’s father was Bartoluccio Ghiberti, a trained artist and goldsmith, who trained his son in the gold trade. Lorenzo Ghiberti was an Italian designer, sculptor, goldsmith, architect and writer.
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Lorenzo GhibertiRenaissance artist By Rebecca Mc Inerney
Lorenzo Ghiberti • Lorenzo’s father was Bartoluccio Ghiberti, a trained artist and goldsmith, who trained his son in the gold trade. • Lorenzo Ghiberti was an Italian designer, sculptor, goldsmith, architect and writer. • Ghiberti was born in Florence in1378 and died at the age of seventy seven in 1455. The Gates of Hell of Augusta Rodin were inspired by the "Gates of Paradise. This is one of his works of art.
This is another work of art by Lorenzo Ghilberti • He first came to prominence as winner of the 1401 competition for a set of bronze doors to the Florence Bapistry. • The winner of this got to make the first set of bronze doors for the Bapistry of the cathedral in Florence. Brunelleschi was the runner up. The original plan was for the doors to depict scenes from the Old Testament, and the trial piece was the sacrifice of Isaac. However, the plan was changed to depict scenes from the NewTestament instead.
This is a sculpture by Lorenzo This is a self portrait of Lorenzo. These are both works of art by Lorenzo Ghilberti
Ghiberti's winning piece for the 1401 competition, was The Gates of Paradise with the scene still framed by a medieval motif. Gates of Paradise
The only tomb in the Baptistery is that of the Neapolitan BaldassareCossa alongside no less than two rival Popes • The tomb, organized and paid for by theMedicis to say "thank you", was sculpted by Donatello. The NeopolitanBaldassareCossa
Lorenzo’s art is on display at the Bapistry in Florence in Italy. • This is were Ghilberti depict the scenes from the New Testement. Lorenzo’s art
