Leonardo Bruni also suggested an initial iconographic programme, later modified to ten panels, of Old Testament scenes for the third set of bronze doors, the Gates of Paradise, made by Lorenzo Ghiberti for the Baptistery in Florence. #leonardobruni #lorenzoghiberti #florencebaptistery

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