Ghiberti,Lorenzo

Ghiberti,Lorenzo
Ghi·ber·ti (gē-bĕrʹtē), Lorenzo. 1378?-1455.
Florentine sculptor whose series of bronze panels Gates of Paradise (1425-1452) for the doors of the baptistery of Florence Cathedral are among the greatest works of early Renaissance art.

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