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Florence Baptistery Doors

Artist: Andrea Pisano

Type: Sculpture

As Noted In: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
As Noted In: 300 or So Notable Sculpture, Phantom
As Noted In: Travelers Challenge Contributor - Sophisticated Globetrotter's Record Book, 1987, George Blagowidow
As Noted In: World Heritage List - Contributor, UNESCO
As Noted In: World's Most Distinguished Doors, Gates and Passages, Phantom

Florence Baptistery Doors are a group of three monumetal doors by Italian artists Andrea Pisano and Lorenzo Ghiberti. - AsNotedIn

Travel Genus: Sight
Sight Category: Object

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Y/M/D		Association	Description	Place	Locale	Food	Event
1329/00/00	Andrea Pisano	Artist	Upon a recommendation by Giotto, Andrea Pisano is awarded the commission to design the first set of doors for the Florence Baptistery Doors.	Florence Baptistery	Florence
1401/00/00	Lorenzo Ghiberti	Work	The Arte di Calimala (Cloth Importers Guild) awards the design for a new door for the Florence Baptistery jointly to Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi.	Florence Baptistery	Florence

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Particulars for Florence Baptistery Doors:
Area of Significance	Art		expression of creative skill and imagination such as painting or sculpture
Material	Bronze
Sight Category	Object
Attribute	Outdoor
Art Type	Sculpture
Historic Use	Work of Art

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