Lorenzo Ghiberti Biography for Kids
Ciao! I am Lorenzo Ghiberti! I was born and grew up near Firenze, Italia, but I guess you say it Florence, Italy. My father was a goldsmith, so I received my training in goldsmithing. In 1401, I won a competition to design a new bronze door for the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence. Can you believe that my life work was creating beautiful sculptures on a door of a baptistery, the place where they baptize believers? Really, I spent most of life on this project. You see, after I won the competition to create the doors, I spent years…