Question

1. Discuss the 1401 Competition to choose the artist to create the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery.

Answer 1

1. I believe the correct answer is:

 

The 1401 competition was created for a rising artist to commission the bronze work – to create the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery. This competition was formed in testing the level of skill in executing the trial practice of the biblical story of Abraham’s sacrifice of Issac. Among artist the most prominent were Ghiberti whose artwork was powerful and dramatic with raw intensity, detailed, and Brunelleschi whose artwork was suave and graceful and refined.

 

2. I believe the correct answer is: Ghiberti’s career was successful and he was commissioned again, and Brunelleschi found new path in architecture.

 

Ghiberti was successful in the 1401 competition and his bronze door artwork led him to be commissioned again for the same style of work. On the other hand, Brunelleschi was led to a different career path working in architecture.