Competition for Florence Baptistery

Left:   Filippo Brunelleschi “Sacrifice of Isaac”.   1401 – 1402.   Bronze with gilding, 21″ x 17.5″ inside molding.   Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence.

Right:   Lorenzo Ghiberti “Sacrifice of Isaac”.   1401 – 1402.   Bronze with gilding, 21″ x 17.5″ inside molding.   Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence.

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