Florence: Gate of Paradise of the Baptistery, ca. 1860 – 1870

Title

Florence: Gate of Paradise of the Baptistery

Photographer

• Giovanni Brampton Philpot

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto oben rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: 427
Bezeichnet recto unten links auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Firenze; Porta Paradiso del; Battistero
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Blindstempel: J B PHILPOT; FIRENZE; LUNGO L' ARNO

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Genre

• architecture
• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Main Motif

• Florence
• Italy
• man
• woman
• group of people
• portal
• Florence Baptistery
• Gate of paradise, Baptistery San Giovanni (Florence)
• Adam
• Eve
• Cain
• Abel
• Noah
• Abraham
• Isaac
• Jacob
• Joseph (patriarch)
• Moses
• Joshua
• David (King of Israel)
• Solomon (King of Israel)
• Queen of Sheba
• Goliath
• Esau

Persons Shown

• Adam
• Eve
• Cain
• Abel
• Noah
• Abraham
• Isaac
• Esau
• Jacob
• Joseph (patriarch)
• Moses
• Joshua
• David (king of Israel)
• Solomon (king of Israel)
• Queen of Sheba
• Goliath

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Lorenzo Ghiberti
• Vittorio Ghiberti
• Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

Medial Picture Elements

• Lorenzo Ghiberti: Paradiespforte, 1425-1452, vergoldete Bronzetür, Sala del Paradiso, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florenz.

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 7 Bible
• 61E(FIRENZE) names of cities and villages (FIRENZE)
• 61D(ITALIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (ITALIA) (ITALIA)
• 31D15 adult woman
• 31D14 adult man
• 41A323 monumental door, porch, 'aediculum'
• 61F(BAPTISTERIUM SAN GIOVANNI (Firenze)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (BAPTISTERIUM SAN GIOVANNI (Firenze))
• 11I62(ADAM & EVE) Adam and Eve (not in biblical context)
• 71A8 the story of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:3-17)
• 71B3 story of Noah
• 11I62(ABRAHAM) Abraham (not in biblical context); possible attribute: knife
• 11I62(MOSES) Moses (not in biblical context); possible attributes: rays of light or horns on his head, rod, Tables of the Law
• 71C2 story of Isaac
• 71C3 story of Jacob
• 71H story of David
• 71H144 David fighting Goliath
• 71I story of Solomon
• 71D Genesis: the story of Joseph