Monster Essays - Lorenzo Ghiberti
LORENZO GHIBERTI
Lorenzo Ghiberti was born as Lorenzo di Bartolo in 1378 in Florence, Italy. His
mother’s second husband, Bartolo di Michele trained Lorenzo as a goldsmith. Ghiberti
also received training as a painter. According to his autobiography, he left Florence in
1400 to work with a painter in the town of Pesaro for its ruler, Sigismondo Malatesta.
His education as a goldsmith helped him create his greatest piece of work, “The Gates of
Paradise.”
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
Ghiberti’s big break came when he went back to Florence in 1401 after hearing
that a competition was being held for the commision to make a pair of bronze door....
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