Thais - 1200 anni di scultura italiana Ghiberti Lorenzo Il Battesimo di Cristo Siena, Battistero Ottone dorato, h. cm 79. Formella per il Battistero senese, 1427. Gilded brass. Height cm 79. Slab for Siena Baptistery 1427. Il Sacrificio di Isacco Firenze, Museo Nazionale del Bargello Bronzo dorato, h. cm 54. Formella con cui l'autore vinse il concorso del 1401 per la porta del Battistero. Gilded ...

The Baptistery Doors Andrea Pisano, the South Door The three entrance doors to the Baptistery open onto the east, north and southern sides of the square. The main entrance is placed on the eastern side, facing the Cathedral, with the the apse and the altar in the interior of San Giovanni behind it. The magnificent sets of doors in gilded bronze that were to become even more famous than the ...