Lorenzo Ghiberti and Related Topics

Painting of the Piazza della Signoria and Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, 1830, Carlo Canella. From left, Fountain of Neptune, Rape of the Sabine by Giambologna, David by Michelangelo, one of the Medici Lions, Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini, hiding Hercules and Cacus by Baccio Bandinelli. Away from the loggia wall, the Medici Pasquino Group, copying an ancient Roman subject.

Italian Renaissance sculpture

Important part of the art of the Italian Renaissance, in the early stages arguably representing the leading edge.

Francesco Laurana, A Princess of the House of Aragon, c. 1475

Michelangelo's Pietà, completed in 1499.

Luca della Robbia, Resurrection, glazed terracotta, 1445.

Nymph of Fontainebleau, Benvenuto Cellini, bronze, c. 1543, Louvre (H. 2.05 m; L. 4.09 m)

Relief bust of a boy in pietra serena, unknown, c. 1500

Cellini Salt Cellar, gold and enamels, by Benvenuto Cellini

Lamentation group in terracotta, Niccolo dell'Arca, Santa Maria della Vita, Bologna, c. 1460 or later.

Donatello, "Piot Madonna", terracotta, with medallions of coloured wax under glass and traces of gilding, c. 1440.

Table set with sugar sculptures for a German princely wedding in 1587.

Tomb of Doge Tommaso Mocenigo, d. 1423, Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, by Piero di Niccolò Lamberti (1393–1435) and Giovanni di Martino da Fiesole.

Orsanmichele, Florence; replicas are now in the niches outside, with the originals inside

The Fonte Gaia in Siena, Jacopo della Quercia (1419, reliefs now replaced by replicas)

Presumed self-portrait of Leon Battista Alberti, c. 1435

Equestrian statue of Gattamelata in Padua by Donatello (1453)

The earliest dated Renaissance portrait bust, 1453, by Mino da Fiesole of Piero de' Medici

Medal of John VIII Palaeologus, c. 1438, Pisanello

Horse by Giambologna (workshop), probably around 1590. 10 inches (25 cm) high.

Cameo of Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal and Regent of Spain, 1566, Jacopo da Trezzo, a Milanese who died in Madrid.

Andrea Pisano (perhaps to a design by Giotto), sculptor at work. Florence campanile, 1348–50.

Relief of Joseph and Potiphar's wife, from Bologna Cathedral, traditionally given to Properzia de' Rossi

Relief from the "Triumphal arch" of the Castel Nuovo, Naples, showing the entry of the new king Alfonso V of Aragon, late 1450s.

Nicola Pisano, Nativity scene from the pulpit of the baptistery at Pisa, 1260

Main relief of the Assumption, Porta di Mandorla, Florence Cathedral, Nanni di Banco

The north doors of the Florence Baptistery, Lorenzo Ghiberti and workshop, 1401 to after 1415

The Ascension with Christ giving the Keys to St. Peter, 1428–1430, in typical very low relief.

Relief for the tomb of Gaston de Foix by Agostino Busti

Victory, intended for the Tomb of Pope Julius II

Benvenuto Cellini, Perseus with the Head of Medusa, 1545–1554

Apennine Colossus, 1580s, Villa di Pratolino

Reproductive engraving by Jacob Matham, of Moses, by Michelangelo, 1593

Stucco overdoor at Fontainebleau, probably designed by Primaticcio, who painted the oval inset

Fresco of Niccolò da Tolentino, Andrea del Castagno 1456

Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni, started by Andrea del Verrocchio in the 1480s, Venice

Leonardo da Vinci, Study for the Sforza Horse (first design)

Giambologna, Cosimo I de' Medici, 1598, Piazza della Signoria, Florence

Pisanello, Ludovico Gonzaga, 1447, reverse

Lisisppo il giovane, self-portrait medal, 1475–80

Medal of the Pazzi conspiracy, with Lorenzo, 1478, Bertoldo di Giovanni

Gold medal of Queen Mary I of England, 1554, Jacopo da Trezzo

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, {{ill|Galeazzo Mondella|it|Galeazzo Mondella}} (Moderno), c. 1500, gilt bronze plaquette

Paris with his apple, statuette by Antico, c. 1500–05, 14 5/8 inches (37 cm) high

Andrea Riccio, oil-lamp with putti, Padua, 1515–25

Andiron fronts with Venus and (?) Mars. Design by Girolamo Campagna, possibly made in 17th century. 44 1/2 inches (113 cm) high

The Sacrifice of Isaac, Brunelleschi's trial piece for the north doors of the Florence Baptistery competition, 1401

The Sacrifice of Isaac, Ghiberti's winning piece for the 1401 competition

Gates of Paradise, Baptistery, Florence, the doors in situ are reproductions

Adam and Eve, from the Gates of Paradise

Angled view of a panel with the story of Abraham from the Gates of Paradise

St George, marble, for Orsanmichele, 1415–17

The bronze David (1440s?), Bargello Florence, h.158 cm

Madonna and Child with Four Cherubs, terracotta, originally with colour

Luca della Robbia's cantoria, now Florence Cathedral Museum

Desiderio da Settignano, Jesus and John the Baptist, 1455–57

Philosophy, from the Tempio Malatestiano, Rimini

Hercules and Cacus, Baccio Bandinelli, Piazza della Signoria, Florence

Restoration of Pisa by Cosimo I de' Medici, by Pierino da Vinci

Vincenzo Danti, Beheading of John the Baptist, 1570s

Alessandro Vittoria, Bust of a Venetian patrician, 1570-1600

Florence triumphing over Pisa, modello in gesso (plaster), for a Medici wedding in 1565

Large bronze version of Mercury (Bargello)

Major Florentine sculptors in stone included (in rough chronological order, with dates of death) Orcagna (1368), Nanni di Banco (1421), Filippo Brunelleschi (1446), Nanni di Bartolo (1435), Lorenzo Ghiberti (1455), Donatello (1466), Bernardo (1464) and his brother Antonio Rossellino (1479), Andrea del Verrocchio (1488), Antonio del Pollaiuolo (1498), Michelangelo (1564), and Jacopo Sansovino (1570).

Filippo Brunelleschi

Italian architect, designer, and sculptor, and is now recognized to be the first modern engineer, planner, and sole construction supervisor.

The Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence possesses the largest brick dome in the world, and is considered a masterpiece of European architecture.

Brunelleschi's original design of the Foundling Hospital. Digital reconstruction by Adriano Marinazzo.

Brunelleschi designed the Rocca di Vicopisano

St. John the Evangelist, Altar of Saint at Church of San Zeno, Pistoia (1399–1400)

Prophet Jeremiah detail of altarpiece, Church of San Zeno, Pistoia (1399–1400)

The Prophet Isaiah, Church of San Zeno, Pistoia detail of altarpiece (1399–1400)

The Sacrifice of Isaac, Brunelleschi's competition project for a door panel of the Baptistry of Florence (1401)

Cloister of Men of the Foundling Hospital (1419–1445)

Arcade of the Foundling Hospital (1419–1445)

Nave of the Basilica of San Lorenzo (1425–1442)

Vault of the Old Sacristy (Sagrestia vecchia), with the tomb of Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici

Doorway inside the Old Sacristy with a classical pediment and columns, framed by pilasters

Sky of Florence decoration by Giuliano d'Arrigo on the small dome in the Old Sacristy (1442)

Detail of the classical pilasters of the Sacristy

Interior of the Pazzi Chapel with sculptural plaques by Luca Della Robbia

1450 Codex Rustici drawing showing Brunelleschi's proposed octagonal church (lower right)

Plan of the rotunda of Santa Maria degli Angeli

Brunelleschi's rotunda from Santa Maria degli Angeli. Only the lower wall remains of his original design.

Michelangelo's plan for Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome (1546), superimposed on the earlier plan by Bramante

Plan of the dome, showing the inner and outer domes

Stairway between the inner and outer domes

The Holy Trinity by Masaccio (1425–1427) used Brunelleschi's system of perspective

Diagram of Brunelleschi's experiment in perspective

The Delivery of the Keys fresco, 1481–1482, Sistine Chapel, by Perugino (1481–1482), features both linear perspective and Brunelleschi's architectural style

A competition was held in 1401 for the design, which drew seven competitors, including Brunelleschi and another young sculptor, Lorenzo Ghiberti.

Florence Baptistery

Religious building in Florence, Italy, and has the status of a minor basilica.

Mosaic-covered interior of the octagonal dome

Illustration from Villani's Nuova Cronica, showing Totila razing the walls of Florence in the 6th century, leaving the Baptistery intact

Octagonal plan with a scarsella on the west

View of the exterior with the south doors visible on the left

East doors, or Gates of Paradise, by Lorenzo Ghiberti

Plan of the mosaic ceiling : 1. Last Judgement. 2. Lantern. 3. Choirs of Angels. 4. Stories from the Book of Genesis. 5. Stories of Joseph. 6. Stories of Mary and Christ. 7. Stories of St. John the Baptist.

Composite image of all eight sides of the ceiling counter-clockwise from Christ.

Gates of Paradise, Self-portrait bust of artist

Gates of Paradise, The Story of Adam and Eve

The south doors were created by Andrea Pisano and the north and east doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti.

Donatello

Florentine sculptor of the Renaissance period.

Statue of St. John the Baptist in the Duomo di Siena

In 1409–1411 he executed the colossal seated figure of Saint John the Evangelist.

Donatello's David head and shoulders front right

Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata (1445–1450), Padua

Bust of Niccolo da Uzzano, painted terracotta, 1430s, Bargello.

Penitent Magdalene, wood, c. 1455, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence.

Saint John the Evangelist (1408-1415), which until 1588 occupied a niche of the old Florence Cathedral façade, now at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.

Madonna and Child, painted terracotta, Louvre

He apparently received his early artistic training in a goldsmith's workshop, and then worked briefly in the studio of Lorenzo Ghiberti.

Portrait by Daniele da Volterra, c. undefined 1545

Michelangelo

Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance.

The Statue of David, completed by Michelangelo in 1504, is one of the most renowned works of the Renaissance.

Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel; the work took approximately four years to complete (1508–1512)

Ignudo fresco from 1509 on the Sistine Chapel ceiling

Michelangelo, drawn from sight by Francisco de Holanda in the late 1530s.

The Punishment of Tityus, gift to Tommaso dei Cavalieri, c. 1532

Tomb of Michelangelo (1578) by Giorgio Vasari in the Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence.

Madonna and Child. Bruges, Belgium (1504)

Angel by Michelangelo, early work (1494–95)

Bacchus by Michelangelo, early work (1496–1497)

Copy of the lost Battle of Cascina by Bastiano da Sangallo

The Last Judgment, detail of the Redeemed. (see whole image above)

The vestibule of the Laurentian Library has Mannerist features which challenge the Classical order of Brunelleschi's adjacent church.

Michelangelo's redesign of the ancient Capitoline Hill included a complex spiralling pavement with a star at its centre.

Michelangelo's design for St Peter's is both massive and contained, with the corners between the apsidal arms of the Greek Cross filled by square projections.

The exterior is surrounded by a giant order of pilasters supporting a continuous cornice. Four small cupolas cluster around the dome.

Design for a window in the Palazzo Farnese.

Second design for wall tomb of Pope Julius II

Self-portrait of the artist as Nicodemus

Statue of Victory (1534), Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

The sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti had laboured for fifty years to create the bronze doors of the Baptistry, which Michelangelo was to describe as "The Gates of Paradise".