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Ghiberti, Lorenzo Isaac, Jacob, and Esau, gilded bronze relief panel from the east doors (Gates of Paradise) of the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence, by Lorenzo Ghiberti, 1425–52. 79.4 cm square. Lorenzo Ghiberti: Gates of Paradise Bronze doors from the north side of the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence, by Lorenzo Ghiberti, c. 1403–24.
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Born c.1378 • Italy
Died December 1, 1455 • Florence • Italy
Movement / Style Early Renaissance • International Gothic • Quattrocento • Renaissance

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Ghiberti, Lorenzo
Isaac, Jacob, and Esau, gilded bronze relief panel from the east doors (Gates of Paradise) of the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence, by Lorenzo Ghiberti, 1425–52. 79.4 cm square.
Lorenzo Ghiberti: Gates of Paradise
Bronze doors from the north side of the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence, by Lorenzo Ghiberti, c. 1403–24.
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