Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise : humanism, history, and artistic philosophy in the Italian Ren...
Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise : humanism, history, and artistic philosophy in the Italian Ren...
Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise : humanism, history, and artistic philosophy in the Italian Renaissance / Amy R. Bloch.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2016]
Call Numbers
GQ 2018/0071
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxi, 359 pages ; 29 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The Adam and Eve panel: the birth of creativity -- The Cain and Abel panel: fashioning thought and fate -- The Noah panel: architecture and politics emerge -- The Abraham and Isaac panel: the sacrifice from the competition to the Gates of Paradise -- The Jacob and Esau panel: perspective, vision, an...
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"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 a...
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Full title
Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise : humanism, history, and artistic philosophy in the Italian Renaissance / Amy R. Bloch.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-348) and index.
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Call Numbers
GQ 2018/0071
Record Identifier
74VKVG453vJX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVG453vJX
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ISBN
1107099161 (hardback)
9781107099166 (hardback)
DDC
730.92
MMS ID
991024155715802626
