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Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise : humanism, history, and artistic philosophy in the Italian Renaissance /

"This book examines the heretofore unsuspected complexity of Lorenzo Ghiberti's sculpted representations of Old Testament narratives in his Gates of Paradise (1425-52), the second set of doors he made for the Florence Baptistery and a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance sculpture. One of th...

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Main Authors: Bloch, Amy R., 1975
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2016.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Ghiberti, Lorenzo, > 1378-1455. > Gates of paradise
Ghiberti, Lorenzo, > 1378-1455 > Criticism and interpretation
Bible. > Old Testament > Illustrations
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Illustrated works
Summary: "This book examines the heretofore unsuspected complexity of Lorenzo Ghiberti's sculpted representations of Old Testament narratives in his Gates of Paradise (1425-52), the second set of doors he made for the Florence Baptistery and a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance sculpture. One of the most intellectually engaged and well-read artists of his age, Ghiberti found inspiration in ancient and medieval texts, many of which he and his contacts in Florence's humanist community shared, read, and discussed. He was fascinated by the science of vision, by the functioning of nature, and, above all,
Carrier Form: xxi, 359 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-348) and index.
ISBN: 9781107099166 (hardback) :
1107099161
Index Number: NB623
CLC: J305.546
Call Number: J305.546/B651
Contents: The Adam and Eve panel: the birth of creativity -- The Cain and Abel panel: fashioning thought and fate -- The Noah panel: architecture and politics emerge -- The Abraham and Isaac panel: the sacrifice from the competition to the Gates of Paradise -- The Jacob and Esau panel: perspective, vision, and memory -- The Joseph panel: speech acts in the Piazza -- The Moses panel: sculpting the drama of nature -- The Joshua panel: the fate of art -- The David panel: Ghiberti, tragedian -- The Solomon and Queen of Sheba panel: a portrait of Ghiberti's Florence.

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