Gates of Paradise
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The Gates of Paradise are the renowned gilded bronze doors created by Lorenzo Ghiberti for the east entrance of Florence’s Baptistery, celebrated for their intricate relief panels depicting Old Testament scenes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance artwork
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baptistery doors ⓘ bronze doors ⓘ |
| artForm | architectural sculpture ⓘ |
| artMovement | Early Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Arte di Calimala (Cloth Importers’ Guild of Florence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | c. 1452 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | original panels preserved in museum setting ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Lorenzo Ghiberti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentReplicaLocation | east façade of Florence Baptistery ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Old Testament scenes
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Scenes from the Book of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of David NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of Jacob and Esau NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of Noah NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasDimension | large-scale monumental doors ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Porta del Paradiso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
border friezes with small figures and heads
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ten large relief panels ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the historic centre of Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception |
15th century
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c. 1425 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance sculpture
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development of perspective in relief sculpture ⓘ |
| installedAt | Florence Baptistery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| installedOn | east entrance of Florence Baptistery ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
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Italy ⓘ |
| materialUsed | gilded bronze ⓘ |
| namedBy | Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high level of detail and naturalism
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intricate relief panels ⓘ use of perspective in relief ⓘ |
| originalFunction | main ceremonial entrance to Florence Baptistery ⓘ |
| originalPanelsLocation | Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInBuilding | east doors of the Baptistery of San Giovanni ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | masterpiece of Lorenzo Ghiberti ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
gilding
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linear perspective ⓘ relief sculpture ⓘ |
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Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti