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Temple, Nicholas (2021) Lorenzo Ghiberti and contested views of perspectiva in Renaissance concepts of space. In: Arabic and Latin science of vision, and the theory of perspective in early modern Renaissance Florence. Micrologus (XXIX). SISMEL, Edizioni del Galluzzo, Florence, pp. 239-263. ISBN 9788892900530
This paper explores Lorenzo Ghiberti’s approach to perspective in early fifteenth century Florence, demonstrating the manner in which his treatment of light, vision, colour and gesture where closely inter-twined in the representation and perception of space. The investigation argues that Ghiberti’s artistic practice directly influenced his theoretical understanding of perspective (revealed in his unfinished 3rd Commentary), which constitutes a rather different approach compared to Alberti’s codification of costruzione legittima. The paper highlights interesting parallels between Ghiberti’s luminous treatment and Nicholas Cusanus’ model of communing geometric space in perspective (De vision Dei), demonstrated in the spatial and iconographic features of the Gates of Paradise which are examined in the context of the rituals of baptism and the processions/ceremonies associated with Florence Baptistery.
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