The Gates of Paradise: From the Renaissance Workshop of Lorenzo Ghiberti to the Modern Restoration Studio
- ISBN-10
- 8809774280
- ISBN-13
- 9788809774285
- Series
- The Gates of Paradise
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 221
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Giunti
- Authors
- Gary M. Radke, Anna Maria Giusti
Description
After nearly 30 years of restoration, the gilt bronze doors that Lorenzo Ghiberti made for the Florence Baptistery between 1425 and 14520 are once again on show for the world to see. This masterpiece of 15th-century sculpture, which Michelangelo called the Gates of Paradise, has found a new home in the Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. This book presents the first images of the fully restored Gates, traces their long history and offers a careful look at the Old Testament scenes on the bronze panels.
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- 2007-08-02
- 184 pages
- Paperback
- Yale University Press
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- 2001-02-01
- 689 pages
- Paperback
- Stoddart Pub
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