The Second Set of Doors at the Baptistery

The maintenance and completion of San Giovanni Baptistri, one of the most important and historic buildings in Florence, was entrusted to the Alte del Karima Guild. This wool merchant guild is the oldest guild in Florence, very strong and rich. This wealth and power are the main cause that Florence is a parliament building of Italian fabric. Baptism is dedicated to the patron saint of Florence, John the Baptist. Thus, the first door created by Andrea Pisano in 1336 painted the life of St. John the Baptist, set up in the east or the main gate.

In 1401, Arte di Calimala (Cloth Importers Association) announced a competition to design the door eventually placed on the north side of the washroom. (In the original place, his second fee, known as Giberti's heavenly gate, on the east side of the baptistery's door was completed and the door moved to the north side of the baptistery As a Northkeeper believer, he forgave me Florence to celebrate the relatively recent tragedy of Florence from the black death in 1348. Many artists participated in this committee, and one judge was elected to seven semi-finals. These finalists include Lorenzo Ghiberti, Filippo Brunelleschi, Donatello and Jacopo della Quercia, 21-year-old Ghiberti won the committee. At the time of appraisal, if only Ghiberti and Brunelleschi were finalists and the judges could not decide, they decided to cooperate with them.

The success rate of Brunelleschi as a sculptor, not an architect, is low. In 1401, the competition committee of him and Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) designed a bronze door for the Basilica Baptistri of Florence. The door is engraved with embossed sculpture, the letters are still pasted on the background. The theme chosen to participate in the competition was the sacrifice of Abraham. Ghiberti's design won. Later, around 1435, Ghiberti designed a second-to-door relief for the cathedral. The beauty of the door of Florence was inspired by calling them the gate of heaven. By comparing the two sets of doors you can see how the new idea of ​​Renaissance has had an impact on Ghiberti. In the early doors his design was close to a combination of flat pattern Gothic style. Salvation of the gate of heaven looks more realistic and visual. The character looks like a classic sculpture