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GHIBERTI, Lorenzo: Porta del Paradiso: Self-Portrait

🖼 Porta del Paradiso: Self-Portrait, 1425-52
Gilded bronze
Florence, Italy

Soft bronze captures a bearded man's dignified gaze, rendered in relief within the cathedral doors' decorative frame. Ghiberti's self-portrait celebrates Renaissance craftsmanship and the artist's elevated status, marking a pivotal moment when sculptors gained recognition as intellectual creators rather than mere artisans.

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