Being hardheaded merchants and bankers who believed in competition as a way of ensuring quality control, they appointed Lorenzo Ghiberti, Brunelleschi’s fellow goldsmith, as a co-superintendent.

Florence, Italy, attracts millions of visitors each year and is well known for its art – art museums and galleries hou ...

A spectacular New York show traces an exquisite 14th-century flowering cut short by the Black Death ...

The Bode Museum in Berlin presents a special exhibition exploring the rich history and artistry of the Siena Baptismal Font, focusing on the restoration and display of a unique plaster model of the ...

Highlights from the collection include Ghiberti's original Gates of Paradise from the Baptistery (the Baptistery is currently adorned with replicas of the original gates) and Michelangelo's Pietà ...

Volume 2 of 2. Lorenzo Ghiberti, sculptor and towering figure of the Renaissance, was the creator of the celebrated Bronze Doors of the Baptistery at Florence, a work that occupied him for twenty ...

Tour the homes, studios, and workshops of some of the Europe's most famous artists for a glimpse of where they lived, loved, ...

Bloch, Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise, Humanism, History, and Artistic Philosophy in the Italian Renaissance, 9781107099166, History, Honourable Mention, 2017 PROSE Award for Art History and ...

De stad bereikte haar hoogtepunt in de 15e eeuw, mede dankzij genieën als architecten Filippo Brunelleschi en Leon Battista Alberti, schilders Masaccio, Paolo Uccello en Sandro Botticelli, en ...

Explore the best things to do in Florence in 3 days based on recommendations from local experts. Day 1 U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're eager to get your steps in, climb up another 1,500 feet to ...