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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Florence Baptistery; East Doors [original doors]
Work_PrefTitle
Florence Baptistery; East Doors [original doors]
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Gates of Paradise
Work_AltTitle
Gates of Paradise
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, bottom decorative panel
Image_Title
Detail, bottom decorative panel
Image View
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Creator:
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Lorenzo Ghiberti (Italian sculptor, ca.1381-1455)
Agent_Display
Lorenzo Ghiberti (Italian sculptor, ca.1381-1455)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza del Duomo, 9
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza del Duomo, 9
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.772333 11.256222
GPS
43.772333 11.256222
GPS
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Date:
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1425-1452 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1425-1452 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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relief (sculpture)
Work_Worktype1
relief (sculpture)
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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door
Work_Worktype2
door
Work Type 2
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Work Type 3:
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bas-relief (sculpture)
Work_Worktype3
bas-relief (sculpture)
Work Type 3
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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bronze; gold leaf
Work_MaterialDisplay
bronze; gold leaf
Material
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Technique:
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casting (process); gilding (technique)
Work_Technique
casting (process); gilding (technique)
Technique
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Measurements:
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599 cm (height) x 462 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
599 cm (height) x 462 cm (width)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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Old Testament and Apocrypha; Abraham (Biblical patriarch); David, King of Israel; Moses (Biblical leader)
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
Old Testament and Apocrypha; Abraham (Biblical patriarch); David, King of Israel; Moses (Biblical leader)
Subjects
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Description:
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In 1425 Ghiberti received the commission for the final set of doors. The Gothic quatrefoil and the distinction between the dark background and the gilt figures were this time abandoned; in contrast, the new doors had ten large, squarish, totally gilded reliefs, each containing several related Old Testament episodes. Through gilding, the use of Albertian perspective and gradation of relief (diminishing as forms recede), Ghiberti achieved a convincing illusion of spatial depth and narrative continuity. The doors (completed 1452) made such a strong impression on the artist's contemporaries that his earlier set was transferred to the north entrance and the new doors were installed on the east façade, facing the cathedral. According to Vasari, Michelangelo, in a play on the word paradiso (the area between a baptistery and a cathedral façade), claimed that Ghiberti's doors were worthy to be the 'Gates of Paradise'. The doors were moved inside the museum in 1990. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
In 1425 Ghiberti received the commission for the final set of doors. The Gothic quatrefoil and the distinction between the dark background and the gilt figures were this time abandoned; in contrast, the new doors had ten large, squarish, totally gilded reliefs, each containing several related Old Testament episodes. Through gilding, the use of Albertian perspective and gradation of relief (diminishing as forms recede), Ghiberti achieved a convincing illusion of spatial depth and narrative continuity. The doors (completed 1452) made such a strong impression on the artist's contemporaries that his earlier set was transferred to the north entrance and the new doors were installed on the east façade, facing the cathedral. According to Vasari, Michelangelo, in a play on the word paradiso (the area between a baptistery and a cathedral façade), claimed that Ghiberti's doors were worthy to be the 'Gates of Paradise'. The doors were moved inside the museum in 1990. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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6A1-GL-BEO-C43
Image_OriginalVendor ID
6A1-GL-BEO-C43
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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