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Ghiberti

American  
[gee-ber-tee] / giˈbɛr ti /

noun

  1. Lorenzo 1378–1455, Florentine sculptor, goldsmith, and painter.


Ghiberti British  
/ ɡiˈbɛrti /

noun

  1. Lorenzo (loˈrɛntso). 1378–1455, Italian sculptor, painter, and goldsmith of the quattrocento: noted esp for the bronze doors of the baptistry of Florence Cathedral

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Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, Masaccio and Leon Battista Alberti were establishing the rules of perspective.

From Washington Post ● May 12, 2022

Unbowed, Brunelleschi abandoned sculpture and promptly bested Ghiberti in the architectural competition to put a massive dome on the cathedral next door, which had been under construction for a century.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2015

Ife sculptures are equal to the works of Ghiberti or Donatello.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 19, 2014

“Religious tourism has grown significantly,” especially from the former Eastern-bloc countries, the Father Ghiberti explained, adding that interest in the shroud was growing despite a groundswell in the West toward a more secular society.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2010

In technical skill he was quite the equal of Ghiberti, and, while possessing all Donatello’s vigour, dramatic power and originality, he very frequently excelled him in grace of attitude and soft beauty of expression.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

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