<P> These north doors would serve as a votive offering to celebrate the sparing of Florence from relatively recent scourges such as the Black Death in 1348 . Many artists competed for this commission and a jury selected seven semi-finalists . These finalists include Lorenzo Ghiberti , Filippo Brunelleschi , Donatello and Jacopo della Quercia , with 21 - year - old Ghiberti winning the commission . At the time of judging , only Ghiberti and Brunelleschi were finalists , and when the judges could not decide , they were assigned to work together on them . Brunelleschi 's pride got in the way , and he went to Rome to study architecture leaving Ghiberti to work on the doors himself . Ghiberti 's autobiography , however , claimed that he had won , `` without a single dissenting voice . '' The original designs of The Sacrifice of Isaac by Ghiberti and Brunelleschi are on display in the museum of the Bargello . </P>
<P> These north doors would serve as a votive offering to celebrate the sparing of Florence from relatively recent scourges such as the Black Death in 1348 . Many artists competed for this commission and a jury selected seven semi-finalists . These finalists include Lorenzo Ghiberti , Filippo Brunelleschi , Donatello and Jacopo della Quercia , with 21 - year - old Ghiberti winning the commission . At the time of judging , only Ghiberti and Brunelleschi were finalists , and when the judges could not decide , they were assigned to work together on them . Brunelleschi 's pride got in the way , and he went to Rome to study architecture leaving Ghiberti to work on the doors himself . Ghiberti 's autobiography , however , claimed that he had won , `` without a single dissenting voice . '' The original designs of The Sacrifice of Isaac by Ghiberti and Brunelleschi are on display in the museum of the Bargello . </P>
who 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
Ghiberti
Ghiberti