A Monument of the Italian Renaissance by bmac62
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Description
These 17 foot bronze doors today can be seen in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
For over 500 years, visitors, artists, and art historians have revered the "Gates of Paradise" for their rendering of figures and space and their masterful storytelling. This contemporary cast faithfully represents the sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti's (Italian [Florentine], 1378-1455) original doors of the east portal of the Florence Baptistry. Produced by Frilli Gallery's foundry in 1990, this cast was part of a monumental effort to preserve and promote an important work of art. For conservation reasons, Ghiberti's original "Gates of Paradise" are today held in the newly renovated Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence.
Used Topaz filter Bright Night (a lot of experimenting to do with Topaz...just got it yesterday)
Comments (11)
very impressive craftsmanship - wonderful art
Magnificent work. On my bucket list.
Yes! We meet Ghiberti again (after Tara's post). You've made this into a fascinating near-abstract---with the doors on one side, and the stark geometric hall-forms on the other. Such an unexpected view! It looks like you brought out the golds so they glow, like they have light in them. So, at the end of this cubist-like walkway, boom: The magnificent Ghibertis. You allowed them to become part of a larger, very modern whole. Very original composition, Bill; and we can see what it must've been like to approach these when they were first displayed. The detail must've dazzled their audience.
(I don't know Topaz, so I don't know how you used it, but whatever you did was subtle and integrated. I seem to be the only person who never got Topaz: Andrea started it, then Tara and Helle, and now it's whispering to me from behind the walls, like an Edgar Allen Poe story, and soon ((soon!)) I'll be consumed in its fiery, icy tentacles...)
How beautiful. I am glad I also saw one of them closer :) (Am going backward in my comments for a change)
Fabulous ! I saw them in Florence, on the last of my weekend breaks about 25 years ago!
How beautiful, must be lovely to see.
Very nice capture Bill.
What magnificent doors these are and the Topaz has really made them glow. One would feel that they really were entering paradise walking through these. A beautiful capture. 😀
Gorgeous photo of these amazing doors, Bill! So much detail there... It's been too, too long since I've visited the Nelson. Now that I'm retired, I hope to spend some time there.
I like the angle of your shot, showing the doors in their space. And of course that polished floor. Love it!
Nicely composed. This is something most would not see. Very artistic shot IMHO