Transcript of 7 letters from Ghiberti to the Operaio del Duomo di Siena -one of those in charge of the cathedral in Siena- and one from Ghiberti to Giovanni Turini (March 10th 1424 – May 31st 1427). The originals are preserved in the Opera del…
Lorenzo Ghiberti has an entire chapter dedicated to him in this volume, this chapter regards his early work years and the making of the Gates of Paradise, a sculptory masterpiece that the author nevertheless considers explicative of the importance…
Ghiberti career is reviewed through his main works of art. After a brief biography, the writer examines all the best known works of art by Ghiberti: the doors for the Baptistery, the statues at Orsanmichele, the panels for the baptismal font in…
Lorenzo Ghiberti’s life and works are described through archival records, Renaissance written sources, his own written production and many engravures. The last chapter examines Ghiberti’s heirs and pupils. In the appendix, extracts from the first and…
Brief study about the Madonna stucco preserved in Villa la Quiete (Università degli Studi di Firenze) attempting to retraces the history of the work of art. In the same volume there is the restoration report.
Restoration report about the Madonna stucco preserved in Villa la Quiete (Università degli Studi di Firenze); completed in 2019. Before then the stucco had been heavily repainted and underwent many alterations.
In this biography about Filippo Brunelleschi, Ghiberti is mentioned in two separate events: the contest in 1401 and the project of the Cathedral’s dome. Both times he is depicted/ in contrapposition to Brunelleschi. The latter is so proud of his…
In a short chapter of this volume, Ghiberti is introduced as Lorenzo di Bartolo “scultore egregio” (excellent sculptor), creator of the Baptistery doors, of St. Zenobius’ shrine and of some of the statues at Orsanmichele.
Some of Ghiberti’s masterpieces are listed: the Baptistery doors, St. Matthew and St. Stephen statues at Orsanmichele church. Moreover, the author gives an account of Ghiberti’s private collection of antiquities, placing emphasis on the presence of…
Transcript from a manuscript written in 1456 about the most famous people of that time. Among the sculptors there is “Rentius florentino”, Ghiberti, who carved the Baptistery doors and the St. Stephen statue at Orsanmichele.
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