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**Story behind... ** ** Lorenzo Ghiberti **



(Lorenzo Ghiberti, a self portrait) Figure 1

**__About Lorenzo:__**

 * Born:** 1378, Pelago Italy
 * Death**: December, 1, 1455, Florence

Lorenzo Ghiberti was born in Pelago Italy and had stayed in a few places of his time, but spent most of his life in Florence.
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 * Famous for:** Lorenzo was great in almost anything to do with art. He had a good father who thought him well in gold working, painting and also metal working. Lorenzo was and still is famous for his artworks, especially the bronze doors called, the **Gates of Paradise** for the **Baptistery Cathedral of Florence**. These bronze doors were amazing, and took him **21 years** just to do the first pair. Each wing of the door includes **5 rectangle** **frames** expressing scenes from the old testament of the bible (shown in figure 2). Lorenzo also made other sculptures and artwork including the larger than life statue of the patron saint, **John the Baptist**. In his life, Lorenzo was a well to do and a also was a known artist.

==__//**Bronze Doors Masterpiece Revealed!** //__ ==

Enjoy a podcast news on Lorenzo's finished masterpiece by A.H, where **ART IS SERIOUS ** :

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__**Work Cited:**__

"**Ghiberti, Lorenzo**." __Britannica Student Encyclopedia__. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 7 Apr. 2008 <[|http://school.ebonline.com/comptons/article-9274548>.]

"**Gates of Paradise**." __Encyclopædia Britannica__. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 7 Apr. 2008 <[|http://school.ebonline.com/eb/article-9036188>.]

"**Ghiberti, Lorenzo**." __Encyclopædia Britannica__. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. 7 Apr. 2008 <[|http://school.ebonline.com/eb/article-9036695>. 

__**Picture Cited:**__

(Picture of Lorenzo Ghiberti) "//“Gates of Paradise”: self-portrait by Ghiberti//." Online Photograph. . 7 Apr. 2008 <[|http://school.ebonline.com/eb/art-11037>. 

(Picture of the Gates of Paradise) "//“Gates of Paradise”//." Online Photograph. . 7 Apr. 2008 <[|http://school.ebonline.com/ebi/art-11038>. 