The artistic production I chose to focus on is the "Gates of Paradise" by Lorenzo Ghiberti in 1452. Lorenzo Ghiberti who won the competition for a bronze panel on the north door of the Florence Baptistery of San Giovanni in 1402, went on to create another panel for the east doorway of the building. My initial reaction was it was really beautiful, detailed standing more than 18ft tall and held a lot of meaning especially considering it used linear perspective to humanize details. Also, I believe this piece of art is a landmark of significance because it is unique to Florence Baptistery and helps identify a location and the mindset in that period. For example, the ten old testaments from Creation to the Reign of Solomon and its key biblical
