Michelangelo: The Gates of Paradise

Due to the classical resurrection of this era, the influence of Greece and Rome often appeared in the art of Renaissance; Giberti is an artist of the Renaissance, having a new interest in the classical era, It took in the door of the building. Regarding some aspects of ancient civilization and culture, there are several classical references. Among the many busts and statues around the ten gold-plated panels, some are thought to be an idealized image based on the Roman sculptural prototype, and furthermore to the classical Roman art (parkin) It shows a new interest.

Renaissance famous painter and sculptor Michelangelo called it "gate of heaven". The name was clogged, but because of the importance of the position of the door of the San Giovanni baptistery in Florence, Italy, converts were oiled in a row dedicated to John the Baptist every year in the Middle Ages . And go to heaven; therefore heaven's "heaven" ("baptism of St. Giovanni"). Before naming

Lorenzo Ghiberti chose to focus on the spirit of the city by making a bronze door in the baptistery of San Giovanni. It was later explained as "the gate of heaven" by Michelangelo. Everyone has come their own way. Many architectural achievements of Brunelleschi are regarded as the magnificent and physical city atmosphere, and Ghiberti's works will decorate the spirit of the city. But it is a valuable gift for when both are vulnerable to the city of Florence. They strengthened the position of Florence, the city's leader in the Renaissance, and it is still the center of the world's art today. Neither can praise. Both are creating important work. One is filled with passion and practicality, the other is elegance and spirit. The city of Florence is forever grateful to the two artists.

Michelangelo compared the gilded bronze door of the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence to the "gate of heaven". This phrase is stuck for some reason that someone who has seen them will understand. The sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti combines the splendor of the goldsmith and the founder's boldness, condensing the Old Testament into ten panels and creating one of Italian Renaissance masterpieces. Since the establishment in 1452, these doors experienced various disasters close to the Bible: heavy rain, vandalism, excessive polishing, and corrosive air pollution. They were dull and dirty in 1990 when the doors were finally removed from the octagonal baptistery facade of the 11th century. However, the most serious damage is hardly seen. Diagnostic studies showed that humidity fluctuations dissolve and recrystallize bronze unstable oxides beneath bronze and produce small craters and blisters on the gold surface.