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Who won the competition to decorate the doors of the florence baptistery and spent the rest of his career engaged in this monumental project?
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Lorenzo Ghiberti
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Which Italian city state was the cultural and economic center of the renaissance?
Florence.
Who were the rulers of Florence during the early Renaissance?
The Medici family controlled Florence during the Renaissance!
Why did Renaissance started in Florence?
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What were some of the artistic contributions Florence made to Renaissance society?
Florence is ground zero of the Renaissance . The Medci family ran Florence and were sponsors of some of the great artists. They commissioned statue of David, helped pay for the Florence Domo ( one of the first domed churches), and built palaces with walls filled with art.
How did the city of Florence help launch the Renaissance?
First of all, several of the philosophers and scientists who revived the interest in Greco-Roman knowledge and culture happened to live in and around Florence. And secondly, because the important families of Florence competed in supporting Renaissance artists and scientists, which in turn attracted many of them to come and work in Florence.
Who lost the competition to decorate the doors of the Florence Baptistery and went on to give his architectural stamp to Renaissance Florence?
Filippo Brunelleschi did, well, he came in second after Lorenzo Ghiberti.
Who gave the East Doors of the Florence baptistery the nickname the gates of paradise?
The East Doors of the Florence Baptistery were nicknamed "The Gates of Paradise" by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri.
What is the baptistery at the florence cathedral?
the king kong place at the egege of lutheania
What story from the Hebrew Bible was the assigned topic for the competition to create a new set of doors for the north entrance to the Baptistery at Florence's Duomo?
God telling Abraham to offer his son, Isaac, as a sacrifice, was the assigned topic for the competition. This happens in the Book of Genesis.
What influence did Lorenzo Ghiberti have on art?
His second set of doors for the Florence Baptistery marked the advent of the Renaissance and was an inspiration for contemporary and later sculptors. Michelangelo praised them.
How many years did it take for the north doors of the Baptistery in Florence to be constructed?
It took Ghiberti 21 years.
What was Lorenzo Ghiberti best known for?
Metalworking and sculpture. Most notable include the Sacrifice of Isaac and the various doors of the Baptistery in Florence
Who did Lorenzo Ghiberti influence?
Lorenzo Ghiberti is best known for his work on the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery. This work influenced many artists and religious people alike.
Who won the competition for the bronze baptistry doors in Florence?
ghiberti
Who won the competition to create a dome for Florence Cathedral?
Filippo Brunelleschi
What has the author Florence Elsie Quaite written?
Florence Elsie Quaite has written: 'The production and use of electrophoretically labelled cultivars to investigate intraspecific competition in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)'
What has the author Giuseppe Marchini written?
Giuseppe Marchini has written: 'Ghiberti architetto' 'La Galleria di Palazzo degli Alberti' -- subject(s): Art, Catalogs, Galleria di Palazzo degli Alberti, Italian Art 'The Baptistery, the Cathedral and the Museum of the Opera del Duomo' -- subject(s): Baptistery (Florence), Museum of the Opera del Duomo (Florence), Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral : Florence, Italy) 'Giuliano da Sangallo' 'Italian stained glass windows' -- subject(s): Glass painting and staining, Specimens, Specimens, reproductions 'La Villa imperiale di Pesaro' -- subject(s): Italy Pesaro, Pesaro, Italy. Villa imperiale 'I materiali dell'arte' -- subject(s): Art, Artists' materials, Technique
