donatello won the 1401 competition to design the doors for the florence baptistery.
who won the 1401 competition to design the doors for the florence baptistery?
donatello
the group of bronze statues above the gate depict "the beheading of st john the baptist". it is the masterwork of vincenzo danti from 1571.





























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in 1401, a competition was announced by the "arte di calimala" (cloth importers guild) to design doors which would eventually be placed on the north side of the baptistery. (the original location for these doors was the east side of the baptistery, but the doors were moved to the north side of the baptistery after ghiberti completed his second commission, known as the "gates of paradise".)
florence baptistery
florence baptistery





























the florence baptistery, also known as the baptistery of saint john (), is a religious building in florence, italy, and has the status of a minor basilica. the octagonal baptistery stands in both the piazza del duomo and the piazza san giovanni, across from florence cathedral and the campanile di giotto.
florence baptistery