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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 Baptistry; North Doors, Life of Christ [original doors]
Work_PrefTitle
Florence Baptistry; North Doors, Life of Christ [original doors]
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Overall view of doors as installed in the museum
Image_Title
Overall view of doors as installed in the museum
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)
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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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1403-1424 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1403-1424 (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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door
Work_Worktype1
door
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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relief (sculpture)
Work_Worktype2
relief (sculpture)
Work Type 2
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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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partially gilded bronze
Work_MaterialDisplay
partially gilded bronze
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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457 cm (height) x 251 cm (width)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
457 cm (height) x 251 cm (width)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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cycles or series; New Testament; Evangelists (Bible); Jesus Christ
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
cycles or series; New Testament; Evangelists (Bible); Jesus Christ
Subjects
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Description:
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The theme for Ghiberti's north doors of the Baptistry is the life of Christ in 20 scenes with the 8 lower panels containing the Evangelists and Fathers of the Church. As these doors were kept shut, except on feast days, the scenes read from the bottom accross both wings. The enframing lattice is considerably richer than that of Pisano's doors, and the compositions are more closely coordinated with the quatrefoils. The doors were moved to the north side after Ghiberti completed his second commission, known as the Gates of Paradise, which replaced them on the east. It took Ghiberti 21 years to complete these doors. They were partially gilded (the figures within the quatrefoils). Each panel is 52 x 45 cm (inside molding). They were moved inside the museum and copies were placed outdoors ca. 1990. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The theme for Ghiberti's north doors of the Baptistry is the life of Christ in 20 scenes with the 8 lower panels containing the Evangelists and Fathers of the Church. As these doors were kept shut, except on feast days, the scenes read from the bottom accross both wings. The enframing lattice is considerably richer than that of Pisano's doors, and the compositions are more closely coordinated with the quatrefoils. The doors were moved to the north side after Ghiberti completed his second commission, known as the Gates of Paradise, which replaced them on the east. It took Ghiberti 21 years to complete these doors. They were partially gilded (the figures within the quatrefoils). Each panel is 52 x 45 cm (inside molding). They were moved inside the museum and copies were placed outdoors ca. 1990. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
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-BNO-A01
Image_OriginalVendor ID
6A1-GL-BNO-A01
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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