History of art Lorenzo Ghiberti and the Gates of Paradise

Lorenzo Ghiberti was an Italian sculptor wall architect and artist of the 1400s He began his artistic career as a sculptor However he did not achieve fame until the year 1401 when he participated in the competition to design the second door of the grand district of Florence Cathedral which I managed to win His victory in the contest was decisive for his life as the scale of the task demanded the creation of a wall-mounted store It would become the city's leading institution for half a century In their significant figures of the Italian Renaissance such as Donatello Michelangelo Botticelli Mazzolino and Filarete were formed His work the Puerta del Norte was a success Later the Church of Florence commissioned him to design another addition to the baptistery completed in 1452 It is adorned with ten bronze reliefs depicting garbage the symbols of the Old Testament word a completely different format and style from the previous ones Consistently applying the rules of Renaissance perspective Michelangelo baptized the door as the Gates of Paradise the name by which his style is known The creation of Adam the creation of Eve the original symbols the expulsion from paradise The priest stands facing the wall Adel takes care of her The sacrifice of Cain and Abel Cain kills Abel God the Father judges Cain The triumph of art Noah's sacrifice Noah's sorrow Panel 4 Abraham Abraham's meeting with the three angels The sacrifice of Isaac Rebeca praying to God Rebeca giving her life Esau selling his firstborn rights to Jacob Jacob bringing God Isaac blessed Jacob Joseph's influence on the markets Grain storage The discovery of the golden cup Panel 7 Moses Moses receives the tablets of the law The people waiting Panel 8 Joshua The Israelite allies cross the Jordan River They set up a stone monument The conquest of Jericho David killed Goliath The entry into Jerusalem Solomon meets the Queen of Sheba