THE GATES OF PARADISE

In 1452, Florentine sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti unveiled a masterpiece that had been a quarter-century in the making: ten bronze panel s depicting intricate scenes from the Old Testament. The monumental gilded bronze doors (each more than 15 feet tall) were designed for the Baptistery in the Piazza del Duomo in Florence. Centuries of admirers have considered The Gates of Paradise one of the gre at masterworks of Western art. This extensively illustrated book displays the full glory and elaborate details of many of the newly restored bro...[Read more]