Lorenzo Ghiberti

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"The Florentine artist Lorenzo Ghiberti was an important figure in the transition from the medieval Gothic to the Renaissance style. His most important works reflecting this transition were the bronze doors which he designed and built for the Florence Baptistery during the early fifteenth century. Ghiberti was born in Florence around the year 1380. His stepfather, Bartoluccio, was a goldsmith, and Ghiberti became an apprentice in his workshop at an early age. Later, Ghiberti learned how to paint and sculpt as well as work in gold. In 1401, Ghiberti entered a contest which was being held by the regents of the Florence Baptistery. The purpose of the contest was to find an artist worthy of creating two new bronze-cast doors for the Baptistery. Despite the fact that he was only about twenty years old at the time, Ghiberti easily won the..."

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