47083
Author
Vandiver, Pamela B.
Editor
Vandiver, Pamela B.;McCarthy, Blythe;Tykot, Robert H.;Ruvalcaba-Sil, Jose Luis;Casadio, Francesca
Author Affiliation
University of Arizona, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Title Of Article Chaper
A Ceramic Plaque Representing a Part of the Moses Panel by Lorenzo Ghiberti in the East Baptistery Doors (Florence, Italy)
Title Of Journal Book
Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology VIII
Volume
1047
Pages
71-88
Collation
18 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Publisher
Materials Research Society
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A ceramic plaque was studied that depicts the figurative part of the lower half of the Moses Panel from the gilt bronze doors that Lorenzo Ghiberti and his workshop installed on the east side of the San Giovanni Baptistery in Florence, Italy. The doors were completed in 1452, and thermoluminescence dating of two areas of the ceramic relief panel gave a broad, but consistent fifteenth century date. No differences were found in the composition, microstructure or phase assemblage of the two stylistically distinct pars of the ceramic panel. Microscopy and radiography were used to reconstruct the forming methods and sequence of steps in manufacture and restoration.
Keywords
ceramic;plaque;door;church
pub_id
47083