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The Bible In Paintings >>> Featured Artists Series ✝️ The Best of LORENZO GHIBERTI ✝️

Posted on 06/23/2023 6:29:20 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6






The Bible
In Paintings






The Best of
L O R E N Z O
G H I B E R T I




LORENZO GHIBERTI (1378 – 1455) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Florence, a key figure in the Early Renaissance, best known as the creator of two sets of bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery, the later one called by Michelangelo The Gates of Paradise. Ghiberti's career was dominated by his two successive commissions for pairs of bronze doors to the Florence Baptistery (Battistero di San Giovanni). They are recognized as a major masterpiece of the Early Renaissance, and were famous and influential from their unveiling.

It took Ghiberti 21 years to complete the doors. These gilded bronze doors consist of twenty-eight panels, with twenty panels depicting the life of Christ from the New Testament.




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"The North side doors"


After the completion of these doors, Ghiberti was widely recognized as a celebrity and the top artist in this field. In 1425 he got a second commission for the Florence Baptistery, this time for the east doors, on which he and his workshop toiled for 27 years.




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"The East side Gates of Paradise"


excerpted from Wikipedia




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Creation of Adam and Eve"




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Cain and Abel"




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
Noah’s Drunkenness and Sacrifice




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Abraham and the Angels (Gates of Paradise)"




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Moses"




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"The Gates of Paradise—Jericho"

Click on the title, then click on the image for an AMAZING closeup!




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Salomon Meets the Queen of Saabe"




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Baptism of Christ"




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Battesimo di Cristo"




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Capture of the Baptist"




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Purification of the Temple"




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Jesus Saves Peter from the Sea"




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"Flagellation"




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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"The Resurrection of Christ"





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LORENZO GHIBERTI
"The Ascension of Christ"




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1 posted on 06/23/2023 6:29:20 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6
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2 posted on 06/23/2023 6:30:40 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.” Psalm 12:8)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

It took Ghiberti 21 years to complete the doors...........

See what happens when you use union labor...............


3 posted on 06/23/2023 6:33:08 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Or work as a perfectionist....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................


4 posted on 06/23/2023 6:35:14 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.” Psalm 12:8)
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Patience is indeed a virtue.


5 posted on 06/23/2023 6:43:41 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: telescope115

And a fruit of the Spirit.


6 posted on 06/23/2023 6:46:42 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.” Psalm 12:8)
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Cool paintings.


7 posted on 06/23/2023 7:06:20 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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Several of his works seem to have a Japanese feel to them, especially number 7. Nicely done.


8 posted on 06/23/2023 7:17:53 AM PDT by Bob434 (question )
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To: Hebrews 11:6

I like #13, Purification of the Temple. It has a kinetic energy, and balance, even with the weight of the money changers all on one side.


9 posted on 06/23/2023 9:23:58 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: Rinnwald

Yes, I noticed that, too: Christ vs. the World. It clearly portrays the Victor.


10 posted on 06/23/2023 9:39:51 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.” Psalm 12:8)
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Hello Dan, and something quite different today.

What epic works: have any of you seen these in person? I’m wondering, what is the scale of the figures?

Even some glass! Thank you Dan; a feast of the heart to behold.


11 posted on 06/23/2023 12:54:45 PM PDT by InkStone (ONLY returning to Faith in God, thru Jesus Yeshua, will save America)
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They’re not real large, Leon, since they comprise the individual panels for those doors.


12 posted on 06/23/2023 2:01:48 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.” Psalm 12:8)
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Thank you Dan; I’d love to see them one day...


13 posted on 06/23/2023 4:18:46 PM PDT by InkStone (ONLY returning to Faith in God, thru Jesus Yeshua, will save America)
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21 years and 27 years to complete doors
I have a new respect for what was invested into building these cathedrals.


14 posted on 06/24/2023 5:15:52 AM PDT by SisterK (it's controlled demolition)
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And Michelangelo took “forever” to do the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling.


15 posted on 06/24/2023 6:37:06 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.” Psalm 12:8)
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