THE FEUD THAT SPARKED THE RENAISSANCE: How Brunelleschi and Ghiberti Changed the Art World PAUL ROBERT WALKER. Morrow, $24.95 (288p) ISBN 0-380-97787-7
The Gates of Paradise Lubow, Arthur
Smithsonian,
11/2007, Letnik:
38, Številka:
8
Magazine Article
"Michelangelo likened the gilded bronze doors of Florence's Baptistery of San Giovanni to the 'Gates of Paradise.' The phrase stuck, for reasons that anyone who has seen them will understand. ...Combining a goldsmith's delicacy with a foundryman's bravura, sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti condensed the Old Testament into ten panels to produce one of the defining masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance. Since their installation in 1452, the doors have withstood a variety of near-biblical catastrophes: a torrential flood, vandalism, overzealous polishing and caustic air pollution. When the doors were finally removed for restoration from the facade of the 11th-century octagonal Baptistery in 1990, they looked dull and grimy." (Smithsonian) This overview of the restoration of Florence's Baptistery doors provides insight into Ghiberti's metal working techniques and "playful personality." Three panels selected to tour the U.S.--"Adam and Eve," "Jacob and Esau" and "David"--are described.
Walker, Paul Robert. The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance: How Brunelleschi and Ghiberti Changed the Art World. Morrow. Dec. 2002. c.288p. photogs. index. ISBN 0-380-97787-7. $24.95.
Renaissance Art Music Mandell, Phyllis Levy
School Library Journal,
04/2004, Letnik:
50, Številka:
4
Magazine Article, Book Review
Renaissance Art & Music (The CLEARVUE/eav Art & Music Series, 2nd ed.). video. 54 min. with tchr's. guide. CLEARVUE/eav (clearvue.com). 2002. #CL993-CV. $95.
