Self-portrait on Gates of Paradise

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Self-portrait on Gates of Paradise is a small sculpted likeness of Lorenzo Ghiberti incorporated into his renowned bronze doors for the Florence Baptistery, serving as an early example of an artist’s self-representation in public art.

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Self-portrait on Gates of Paradise canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf relief sculpture
sculpture
self-portrait
artisticFunction signature-like identification of the artist
artMovement Early Renaissance
associatedWith Florence Baptistery doors
Gates of Paradise project
commissionedContext decoration of the Florence Baptistery
country Italy
creator Lorenzo Ghiberti
culturalContext Italian Renaissance
depictionType bust
depicts Lorenzo Ghiberti
genre portrait
self-portrait
hasMedium gilded bronze
hasPart bust of Lorenzo Ghiberti
inception 15th century
integratedInto door frame of the Gates of Paradise
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Florence
Tuscany
location Florence Baptistery
materialUsed bronze
notableFor early example of artist self-representation in public art
partOf Gates of Paradise
positionInWork framing element of the door
subjectGender male
visualRole identifying the maker of the doors

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Lorenzo Ghiberti notableWork Self-portrait on Gates of Paradise