Porta del Paradiso (1425-1452)

Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455)

Porta del Paradiso (Gates of Paradise)
14251452
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

2. Caino e Abele

3. Noè

4. Abramo

5. Isacco, Esaù e Giacobbe

6. Giuseppe

7. Mosè

8. Giosuè

9. Davide

10. Salomone e la Regina di Saba