"I strove to imitate nature as clearly as I could, and with all the perspective I could produce," wrote sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti of the gilded bronze doors he created for Florence's Baptistery.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 1419 the Florentine bankers’ guild commissioned Lorenzo Ghiberti to create a statue of St. Matthew, its patron saint, as something of an advertisement. The resulting ...

Six hundred years ago, Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi finished one and two in a contest to design the decorative bronze doors that now grace Florence's beloved Baptistry. Ghiberti ...

Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.

The Bode Museum in Berlin presents a special exhibition exploring the rich history and artistry of the Siena Baptismal Font, focusing on the restoration and display of a unique plaster model of the ...

Hand-colored glass lantern slide of the bronze doors of the Baptistery by Lorenzo Ghiberti. Forms part of the Jay V. Hare Lantern Slide Collection (2021.01) [1 slide ...

A cupola-topped greatest-hits of the Renaissance completed between 1417 and 1431, it is decorated with major works by Lorenzo Ghiberti and Donatello, the leading sculptors of Quattrocento Florence ...

Tourists flock to the Uffizi Gallery; the town’s central cathedral, known as the Duomo; and its smaller baptistery, whose bronze doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti were named the “Gates of Paradise ...