Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The "Gates of Paradise" Baptistery, Florence Cathedral, Florence, Italy

  • Ghiberti's "Gates of Paradise" are comprised of ten gilded bronze relief panels depicting scenes from the Old Testament. In Isaac and His Sons, Ghiberti creates the illusion of space using perspective and sculptural means. Ghiberti also persists in using the medieval narrative method of presenting several episodes within a single frame.

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