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Gates of Paradise. East Doors of Baptistry

ArtistGhiberti, Lorenzo
Artist Info.Italy 1378-1455
ViewEast doors: Gates of Paradise.Total
SiteFlorence
LocationItaly
Date1425-52
SubjectSculpture
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Materialgilt bronze
Dimensionsca. 5.18 meters high
Saskia No.Lid-0570
SourceCunningham & Reich, Culture and Values, 6th ed., chapter 12, plate 7
 Gardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 21, plate 4
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 20, plate 30
 Hartt, History of Italian Renaissance Art, 4th ed., chapter 10, plate 236
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 12, plate 9
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 17, plate 49