Before working on those pieces, he had to win a competition over Filippo Brunelleschi.
This artist trained Paolo Uccello (PAO-loh oo-CHEH-loh) and Donatello, and towards the end of his life he cast a bronze St. John the Baptist and Saint Stephen for the Orsanmichele (OR-sahn-mee-KAY-lay) in Florence. His most famous creations followed up earlier works by Andrea (ahn-DRAY-uh) Pisano, first placing eight heroes from the New Testament below twenty scenes from the New Testament, and he followed that up by working for twenty-seven years on ten panels showing scenes from the Old Testament. Before working on those pieces, he had to win a competition over Filippo Brunelleschi. Name this artist who created what are commonly called The Gates of Paradise, two sets of doors for the Florence Baptistery.
This artist trained Paolo Uccello (PAO-loh oo-CHEH-loh) and Donatello, and towards the end of his life he cast a bronze St. John the Baptist and Saint Stephen for the Orsanmichele (OR-sahn-mee-KAY-lay) in Florence.
Lorenzo Ghiberti