Transcript and notes of Ghiberti’s chapter from Vasari’s “Le Vite”, from Ghiberti’s Commentary, and from the manuscript known as Codex Magliabechiano. In the appendix, other excerpts from Vasari’s book about Ghiberti and some notes about Donatello…
This chapter recounts Ghiberti’s life and greatest achievements, using historical records to correct some information that can usually be found in earlier biographies -such as Vasari’s one. First of all, the author retraces Ghiberti’s family history:…
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