Lorenzo Ghiberti's magnificent second set of doors for the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence is a high point in the art of the early Renaissance, even in all of western art. The magnificence of the ten narrative panels, numerous prophets, and the surrounding decoration of flora and fauna are still marveled at today. Called the Gates of Paradise by Michelangelo (Paolucci 1996), these doors are truly worthy of this function. Although this naming of the doors is somewhat dubious due to an alternate representation of the saying meaning "the central doors leading into sacred buildings" (Paolucci 1996), one could argue that if any manmade doorway could function in this heavenly task, it would certainly be Ghiberti's East Doors. In addition to all the beauty that can be found in the doors, the technical perfection to be found in the doors is also amazing. Among the great technical advances made in the Gates of Paradise, the use of a scheme of linear perspective stands foremost. The use of one point linear perspective comes from the perspective theory of Brunelleschi (Hartt 1994). With this new technique, Ghiberti could bring a new sense of space to his work that otherwise would have otherwise been impossible. Although other elements of
the panels that contain this technique add to the sense of space, it is one point linear perspective that makes the space almost real, as if one viewing the panel could enter the work. The use of one point linear perspective and the contribution of that perspective to three of the panels on Ghiberti's Gates ofParadisehelp to make it one of the most beautiful and important monuments in the history of art.
Lorenzo Ghiberti's magnificent second set of doors for the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence is a high point in the art of the early Renaissance, even in all of western art. The magnificence of the ten narrative panels, numerous prophets, and the surrounding decoration of flora and fauna are still marveled at today. Called the Gates of Paradise by Michelangelo (Paolucci 1996), these doors are truly worthy of this function. Although this naming of the doors is somewhat dubious due to an alternate representation of the saying meaning "the central doors leading into sacred buildings" (Paolucci 1996), one could argue that if any manmade doorway could function in this heavenly task, it would certainly be Ghiberti's East Doors. In addition to all the beauty that can be found in the doors, the technical perfection to be found in the doors is also amazing. Among the great technical advances made in the Gates of Paradise, the use of a scheme of linear perspective stands foremost. The use of one point linear perspective comes from the perspective theory of Brunelleschi (Hartt 1994). With this new technique, Ghiberti could bring a new sense of space to his work that otherwise would have otherwise been impossible. Although other elements ofthe panels that contain this technique add to the sense of space, it is one point linear perspective that makes the space almost real, as if one viewing the panel could enter the work. The use of one point linear perspective and the contribution of that perspective to three of the panels on Ghiberti's Gates ofParadisehelp to make it one of the most beautiful and important monuments in the history of art.
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