The illustrated parlour miscellany: XVI The gates of San Giovanni

Title

The illustrated parlour miscellany: XVI The gates of San Giovanni

Description

This short text recounts the episode of the competition in 1401 for the second door for the Baptistery in Florence and reports the description of the completed work made by Ghiberti. Moreover, it’s recorded that the King of France gifted the School of Design with a cast of the Gates of Paradise and that another cast was already being exhibited by the Royal Academy.

Date

1849

Publisher

J. Field

Type

Article

Language

English