Florence: Gates of Paradise of the Baptistery of Saint John, ca. 1870 – 1880

Title

Florence: Gates of Paradise of the Baptistery of Saint John

Studio

• Fratelli Alinari

Photographer

• Romualdo Alinari
• Leopoldo Alinari
• Giuseppe Alinari

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• architectural photography
• documentary photography
• travel 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 unten rechts in der Fotografie: Handschriftlich: 295.

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

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

Persons Shown

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

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
• Vittorio Ghiberti

Medial Picture Elements

• Lorenzo Ghiberti: Die Paradiespforte, 1425-1452, vergoldete Bronzerelief, Osttor, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florenz

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 7 Bible
• 31D15 adult woman
• 31D14 adult man
• 61D(ITALIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (ITALIA) (ITALIA)
• 61E(FIRENZE) names of cities and villages (FIRENZE)
• 61F(BAPTISTERIUM SAN GIOVANNI (Firenze)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (BAPTISTERIUM SAN GIOVANNI (Firenze))
• 11Q7121(PORTAL) parts of church exterior and annexes: portal
• 48 art

Secondary

• 71A Genesis from the creation to the expulsion from paradise, and later years of Adam and Eve
• 71A8 the story of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:3-17)
• 71B3 story of Noah
• 71C1 story of Abraham
• 71C2 story of Isaac
• 71D Genesis: the story of Joseph
• 71E1343 Moses receives the tables of the law from God
• 71H1443 David beheads Goliath with a sword
• 71G story of Saul
• 71I33 Solomon and the queen of Sheba (1 Kings 10:1-3; 2 Chronicles 9:1-9)
• 48B3 portrait, self-portrait of artist