Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455)
Porta del Paradiso (Gates of Paradise)
1425–1452
Gilt bronze, 599 × 462 × 245 cm
Battistero di San Giovanni, Firenze
Damaged during the flood of Florence, the original panels, after having been restored, are kept in the nearby Museo dell’Opera del Duomo.
The rear side of the door, with the twenty-eight tile pattern.
Prophets in the frame.
Scenes in the panels:
1. Adamo ed Eva
3. Noè
4. Abramo
6. Giuseppe
7. Mosè
8. Giosuè
9. Davide