"I strove to imitate nature as clearly as I could, and with all the perspective I could produce," wrote sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti of the gilded bronze doors he created for Florence's Baptistery.

In 1425, Italian sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti opened his bronze doors to the people of Florence. Last summer, another set of Ghiberti doors opened. But this time Ann Russell of St. Charles is taking ...

Six hundred years ago, Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi finished one and two in a contest to design the decorative bronze doors that now grace Florence's beloved Baptistry. Ghiberti, the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 1419 the Florentine bankers’ guild commissioned Lorenzo Ghiberti to create a statue of St. Matthew, its patron saint, as something of an advertisement. The resulting bronze ...

A team of artisans on the outskirts of Florence are casting the final panels of a replica of a Renaissance masterpiece You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an ...