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Florence Cathedral and Baptistery
Florence Cathedral (S. Maria del Fiore/"Il
Duomo")
1296: Arnolfo de Cambio begins Florence Cathedral.
c. 1343: Francesco Talenti takes over the building project.
1420-36: Filippo Brunelleschi completes
the dome.
Florence Baptistery (Baptistery of S. Giovanni)
c. 1060-1150: Florence Baptistery built.
1330-36: Andrea Pisano creates first set of bronze doors
for east portal, consisting of 28 panels in quatrefoil frames.
1401-02: Lorenzo Ghiberti wins competition
for new set of doors with his relief "Sacrifice of Isaac."
1403-25: Ghiberti completes second set
of bronze doors (28 panels in quatrefoil frames) for east portal; Pisano's
doors moved to present location in south doorway.
1425-52: Ghiberti makes a third set
of gilt bronze doors (10 panels in large square frames), later referred
to by Michelangelo as the "Gates of Paradise."
These are placed in the east portal, with Ghiberti's earlier doors moved
to the north doorway.