Art Gallery in Florence

Since 1822, Galleria Pietro Bazzanti holds high the traditional artisan techniques of sculpture in bronze, marble and semi-precious stones. Still today, the gallery is a hub for culture, for meetings for artists and aficionados of sculpture. On the Arno, in the heart of Florence.

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LORENZO GHIBERTI AND THE GATES OF PARADISE Part 2

Lorenzo Ghiberti and the Gates of Paradise - Part 2The Preceding Years Upon receiving news in Pesaro from his friends in Florence about the competition for the second set of doors for the Florence Baptistery (according to Vasari, it was Bartoluccio who sent him the information), Ghiberti requested leave from Malatesta, the lord of Pesaro—for [...]

LORENZO GHIBERTI AND THE GATES OF PARADISE

Lorenzo Ghiberti and the Gates of ParadisePrevious Years Lorenzo Ghiberti was a prominent figure in Florence, so much so that on March 17, 1334, he was proposed for the office of *buonuomo* (literally "good man" or councilor). Indeed, on June 22, 1321, twelve such *buoniuomini* had been appointed to work alongside the Priors, the Gonfalonier [...]

THE GATE OF SAN RANIERI

THE GATE OF SAN RANIERI The Gate of San Ranieri, formerly in the right transept of the Pisa Cathedral (now in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo and replaced by a copy), and the Porta di San Ranieri in the Monreale Cathedral in Sicily are certainly attributed to Bonanno Pisano. [Photos 1, 2, 3] 1-Gate of [...]