Biography of ghiberti jacob

HISTORY
For an account of the evolution
of art in Italy during the 15th and
16th centuries, see:
Proto-Renaissance (c.1300-1400)
Early Renaissance (1400-90)
High Renaissance (1490-1530)
Mannerism (1530-1600)
Renaissance in Florence (Medici)
Renaissance in Rome (Papal)

WORLD'S BEST SCULPTORS
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stone/wood carvers and bronze
artists, see: Greatest Sculptors.
See also: Greatest Sculptures Ever.

LIST OF PAINTERS/SCULPTORS
For a list of artists from
the Quattrocento and
Cinquecento in Italy, see:
Early Renaissance Artists
High Renaissance Artists
Mannerist Artists.

When the contract for the new Baptistery door was eventually signed in 1403, a New Testament program of 28 quatrefoil panels, arranged four in a row, was stipulated.

The work, which was interrupted by other commissions, spanned two decades. Ghiberti's workshop increased in size during this period. In 1407 he was employing 11 assistants, and late