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The Gates of Paradise Lorenzo Ghiberti's Renaissance Masterpiece

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Autore/i	Gary M. Radke
Editore	Yale University Press	Luogo	New Heaven - London
Anno	2007	Pagine	184
Dimensioni	20x31 (cm)	Illustrazioni	269 ill. colori n.t. - colors ills
Legatura	tela ed. sovracc. ill. colori - hardcover with dustjacket	Conservazione	Usato ottime condizioni - used very good
Lingua	Inglese - English text	Peso	1900 (gr)
ISBN	0300126158	EAN-13	9780300126150
Prezzo	60.00 €	Sconto	50%
Prezzo scontato	30.00 €

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A rich account of the giant bronze doors so exquisite that Michelangelo proclaimed them suitable to serve as the “Gates of Paradise”

With contributions by Andrew Butterfield, Margaret Haines, Francesco Caglioti, Annamaria Giusti, Edilberto Formigli, Salvatore Siano, Piero Bertelli, Ferdinando Marinelli, Marcello Miccio, Francesca G. Bewer, Richard E. Stone, Shelley G. Sturman.

In 1452, Florentine sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti unveiled a masterpiece that had been a quarter-century in the making: ten bronze panels 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 great masterworks of Western art.

This extensively illustrated book displays the full glory and elaborate details of many of the newly restored bronze panels, the extraordinary work of the conservators and restorers who cleaned the priceless doors. In a series of fascinating chapters, expert contributors capture Ghiberti’s world, his remarkable talent at representing human emotion in rich illusionistic settings, the relationships between Renaissance patrons and artists, and the collaborations and rivalries among artists. Other chapters explore the challenging craft of bronze sculpture, Ghiberti’s casting and finishing techniques, and the painstaking process involved in documenting and restoring the treasured doors. A chronology of Ghiberti’s life completes this lavishly produced volume.