Kenneth Clark (introd.), David Finn (photogr.), George Robinson — The Florence Baptistery Doors.
London Thames & Hudson 1980 Bound, cloth with original dustjacket, 328pp., 24x31cm., richly illustr. in colour and b/w., in very good condition (dustjacket with light traces of use). ISBN 9780500233139. This richly illustrated volume is devoted to the celebrated bronze doors of the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence, created in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries by Andrea Pisano and Lorenzo Ghiberti. David Finn's detailed photography brings the relief sculpture into close view, revealing the extraordinary modelling, gestures and iconographic details of the doors. Kenneth Clark's introduction places the commissions within the artistic history of Florence, while George Robinson's commentaries explain the biblical narratives, iconography and cultural background of the reliefs. Particular attention is given to Ghiberti's celebrated East Doors, known as the Gates of Paradise, as well as the North and South Doors. (AI-generated content description)
