The Gates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Renaissance Masterpiece (High Museum of Art Series) Book

Edited by Gary M. Radke et al.This extensively illustrated book displays the full glory and elaborate details of many of the newly restored bronze panels the extraordinary work of the conservators and restorers who cleaned the priceless doors. In a series of fascinating chapters expert contributors capture Lorenzo Ghibertis Italian 13781455 world his remarkable talent at representing human emotion in rich illusionistic settings the relationships between Renaissance patrons and artists and the collaborations and rivalries among artists. Other chapters explore the challenging craft of bronze sculpture Ghibertis casting and finishing techniques and the painstaking process involved in documenting and restoring the treasured doors. A chronology of Ghibertis life completes this lavishly produced volume. 184 pages 269 full-color illustrations. 7 3/4 x 12 1/4. Hardcover.