Gilded Gates (not Bill)
Posted By Peter On August 31, 2007 @ 12:44 pm In art | Comments Disabled
Though Seattle might be better-known for another kind of Gates, our very own SAM is playing host to a rare Italian treat [1]: three panels from Italian Renaissance artist Lorenzo Ghiberti’s 1401 “Gates of Paradise.”
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Photo by candicandicandicandi [3]
Originally designed for the entrance to the cathedral baptistry (thanks, Morgan!) in Florence (shown above with reproductions,) the panels are destined for permanent display in an Italian museum after their US tour — so this could be your first and last chance to see them outside Italy. Press Release from a justifiably-proud SAM is here [4].
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[1] our very own SAM is playing host to a rare Italian treat: http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/figure-painting/2007/08/31/ghibertis-gates-headed-to-seattle
[2] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/87111822@N00/286378922/
[3] candicandicandicandi: http://www.flickr.com/people/87111822@N00/
[4] here: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/exhibitDetail.asp?WHEN=UPCOMING&eventID=11541
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