TWO ITALIAN GILT-RESIN RELIEF PANELS FROM THE GATES OF PARADISE
POSSIBLY BY MARINELLI FOUNDRY, FLORENCE, AFTER LORENZO GHIBERTI (ITALIAN, 1378-1455), MODERN
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Price Realised USD 4,032
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USD 5,000 - USD 10,000
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Closed: 16 Jun 2022
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TWO ITALIAN GILT-RESIN RELIEF PANELS FROM THE GATES OF PARADISE
POSSIBLY BY MARINELLI FOUNDRY, FLORENCE, AFTER LORENZO GHIBERTI (ITALIAN, 1378-1455), MODERN
The East Doors, or The Gates of Paradise, were commissioned by the Arte di Calimala (The Cloth Merchants Guild) for the Baptistery in Florence in 1425. Completed by Lorenzo Ghiberti, these two panels are modern renderings cast after the Adam and Eve and Moses panels on the doors.
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POSSIBLY BY MARINELLI FOUNDRY, FLORENCE, AFTER LORENZO GHIBERTI (ITALIAN, 1378-1455), MODERNTWO ITALIAN GILT-RESIN RELIEF PANELS FROM THE GATES OF PARADISEEstimate: USD 5,000 - 10,000
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The reliefs cast with integral frames. Some surface dirt present. The Adam and Eve panel with a repair from upper right side to lower center and transecting that repair in the upper right quadrant to the upper edge. Under UV light inspection, dark flourescence on the darkened gilding in small areas of the high points, crevices, or more textured areas. On the reverse of the Moses panel, some repairs to the corners of the frame.
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POSSIBLY BY MARINELLI FOUNDRY, FLORENCE, AFTER LORENZO GHIBERTI (ITALIAN, 1378-1455), MODERNTWO ITALIAN GILT-RESIN RELIEF PANELS FROM THE GATES OF PARADISEEstimate: USD 5,000 - 10,000
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