Ghiberti
The work of art that I chose to do my research paper on was Ghiberti's 3rd set of Baptistry Doors. These doors are known as The Gates of Paradise. The doors were commissioned in 1427; they were finally completed and installed in 1452 at the eastern entrance of the Baptistry of San Giovanni. The replication of the doors is located in San Francisco, at Grace Cathedral. The doors consist of ten square panels, gilded together. Surrounding the panels are small heads, floral motifs, and niches that contain miniature statues of Prophets. Leonardo Bruni created the iconographic formula, taken from stories of the Old Testament. Ghiberti followed the plans and created 10 scenes ranging from the Creation of Adam and Eve to the reign of King Solomon. The top left panel is the scene of the Creation, Temptation and Expulsion of Adam and Eve. The top right panel is the scene of Cain murdering Abel. The next panel is of Noah and the Flood; then Abraham sacrificing Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph being sold into slavery by his brothers; Moses receiving the Ten Commandments; Joshua and the battle of Jericho; David and Goliath; and finally Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. All the panels were gilded in gold, giving them a uniform and seamless perspect
Another interesting panel, is the one of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. This gives the objects in the background, such as the city, a sense of distance in relation to the battle in the foreground. The different scenes in the panel also add to the uniqueness of the door panels. It has been argued that the people that these heads represent friends of Ghiberti. Most likely they were also taken from the Old Testament. They are in shock and awe of this sight. The crowd below is seen praying and also some are cowering before God and this holy spectacle. Again, Ghiberti gives each a three-dimensional pose. Ghiberti was able to carve many heads and helmets onto the panel to give the appearance of many figures. The scenery in the background adds to the sense of depth in the panels. The attention to detail is apparent when you examine closely the sculpted figures in each panel. The figures in this scene are sculpted in the subtractive method. In each panel, they're different scenes of each story. His head is located at the lower right corner of the Jacob and Esau panel.
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