The North Doors
The Florence baptistery was constructed in the octagon shape to symbolize the six days of creation, the resting day and the day of recreation. The artwork on the North doors of the baptistery of the Florence Duomo was done by Lorenzo Ghiberti. The artist spent twenty one years in making the great doors (1425-1452). Lorenzo Ghiberti was born in 1378 and died in 1455. The doors are made of the main sculptural complex that depicts the Gothic style (Boskovits 112). There are impressive faces depicting the common faces of the Italian elegant draperies and the ancient roman arts. The ...
