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title: Ghiberti's 'Gates of Paradise', Florence
author: Maksim
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12766/ghibertis-gates-of-paradise-florence/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ghiberti's 'Gates of Paradise', Florence

_Authored by Maksim_

## Image File

[![Ghiberti's 'Gates of Paradise', Florence](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12766.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12766.jpg)

## Image Caption

The east doors of Florence’s Baptistery of San Giovanni. Made from 1425 CE by [Lorenzo Ghiberti](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lorenzo_Ghiberti/) (1378-1455 CE). Gilded [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) scenes from the [Bible](https://www.worldhistory.org/bible/). The artist [Michelangelo](https://www.worldhistory.org/Michelangelo/) gave them the nickname the 'Gates of Paradise' such was the craftsmanship evident in their production.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Maksim. (2020, September 17). Ghiberti's 'Gates of Paradise', Florence. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12766/ghibertis-gates-of-paradise-florence/>
### Chicago
Maksim. "Ghiberti's 'Gates of Paradise', Florence." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 17, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12766/ghibertis-gates-of-paradise-florence/>.
### MLA
Maksim. "Ghiberti's 'Gates of Paradise', Florence." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Sep 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12766/ghibertis-gates-of-paradise-florence/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paradies_tuer_florenz.jpg) by [**Maksim**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paradies_tuer_florenz.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 September 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.