Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise
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Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise

Humanism, History, and Artistic Philosophy in the Italian Renaissance

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eBook - PDF

Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise

Humanism, History, and Artistic Philosophy in the Italian Renaissance

About this book

This book examines the heretofore unsuspected complexity of Lorenzo Ghiberti's sculpted representations of Old Testament narratives in his Gates of Paradise (1425–52), the second set of doors he made for the Florence Baptistery and a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance sculpture. One of the most intellectually engaged and well-read artists of his age, Ghiberti found inspiration in ancient and medieval texts, many of which he and his contacts in Florence's humanist community shared, read, and discussed. He was fascinated by the science of vision, by the functioning of nature, and, above all, by the origins and history of art. These unusually well-defined intellectual interests, reflected in his famous Commentaries, shaped his approach in the Gates. Through the selection, imaginative interpretation, and arrangement of biblical episodes, Ghiberti fashioned multi-textured narratives that explore the human condition and express his ideas on a range of social, political, artistic, and philosophical issues.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9781316405345
Topic
History
Subtopic
European History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of contents
  7. List of plates
  8. List of figures
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter 1 The Adam and Eve Panel: The Birth of Creativity
  12. Chapter 2 The Cain and Abel Panel: Fashioning Thought and Fate
  13. Chapter 3 The Noah Panel: Architecture and Politics Emerge
  14. Chapter 4 The Abraham and Isaac Panel: The Sacrifice from the Competition to the Gates of Paradise
  15. Chapter 5 The Jacob and Esau Panel: Perspective, Vision, and Memory
  16. Chapter 6 The Joseph Panel: Speech Acts in the Piazza
  17. Chapter 7 The Moses Panel: Sculpting the Drama of Nature
  18. Chapter 8 The Joshua Panel: The Fate of Art
  19. Chapter 9 The David Panel: Ghiberti, Tragedian
  20. Chapter 10 The Solomon and Queen of Sheba Panel: A Portrait of Ghiberti’s Florence
  21. Notes
  22. Works Cited
  23. Index
  24. Plates