Self-portrait on Gates of Paradise
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Self-portrait on Gates of Paradise is a small sculpted likeness of Lorenzo Ghiberti incorporated into his renowned bronze doors for the Florence Baptistery, serving as an early example of an artist’s self-representation in public art.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
relief sculpture
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sculpture ⓘ self-portrait ⓘ |
| artisticFunction | signature-like identification of the artist ⓘ |
| artMovement | Early Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Florence Baptistery doors
NERFINISHED
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Gates of Paradise project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedContext | decoration of the Florence Baptistery ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Lorenzo Ghiberti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionType | bust ⓘ |
| depicts | Lorenzo Ghiberti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
portrait
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self-portrait ⓘ |
| hasMedium | gilded bronze ⓘ |
| hasPart | bust of Lorenzo Ghiberti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 15th century ⓘ |
| integratedInto | door frame of the Gates of Paradise ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Florence
NERFINISHED
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Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Florence Baptistery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor | early example of artist self-representation in public art ⓘ |
| partOf | Gates of Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | framing element of the door ⓘ |
| subjectGender | male ⓘ |
| visualRole | identifying the maker of the doors ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.