GHIBERTI, Lorenzo (b. 1378, Firenze, d. 1455, Firenze) |
Sacrifice of Isaac1401Bronze relief, 45 x 38 cm Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence | |
This panel, together with that made by Filippo Brunelleschi, both depicting the sacrifice of Isaac, have great artistic and historical importance. They are the famous trial pieces presented in a competition for the right to construct the door of the Baptistery. The lyrical elegance of Ghiberti's version undoubtedly expresses more coherently the famous Biblical episode. Ghiberti won the competition. |