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Lorenzo Ghiberti, 1378–1455

Works featured in these exhibitions


Melchizedek, Abraham, Moses, Samuel, and David by Unknown French artist
Abraham about to Slay Isaac, Baptistry Doors Competition Panel by Lorenzo Ghiberti
Story of Abraham by Lorenzo Ghiberti

The Binding of Isaac

Genesis 22:6–24

Miniature of Dante and Beatrice ascending to the Heaven of Mars, from Dante Alighieri Divina Commedia, Paradiso; XVIII by Giovanni di Paolo
Joshua and Jericho, from Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti
The Taking of Jericho, from the Joshua Cycle by Unknown artist

The Battle of Jericho

Joshua 6

The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon by Jacopo Tintoretto
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, from Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti
Scene of the meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, surrounded by their respective attendants by Qes Adamu Tesfaw

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

1 Kings 10:1–13; 2 Chronicles 9:1–12


Gerrard, John Ghirlandaio, Domenico

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