Ghiberti on the destruction of Art
Title
Ghiberti on the destruction of Art
Creator
Description
The article describes how Ghiberti may have had a strong desire to make his fame everlasting and that his attempts in large-scale statues, using bronze, starting anew a sculpture school, even writing his own biography alongside the greatest artists’ one should be regarded from this perspective. This could also explain the references in the Commentary to the destruction of works of art, as the main hindrance to everlasting fame.
Date
1995
Relation
in I Tatti studies, n. 6, pagg. 135-144
Type
Essay
Language
English