He won early distinction for himself when he entered the competition to create the bronze doors for the baptistry of the city's cathedral. |
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During the reconstruction of the church between 1965 and 1969, it was located in the old baptistry but was much smaller in size. |
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It glistens with a thick varnish-like finish that compels opening, parting at the center like a medieval church's baptistry doors. |
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To reduce returning sound being muddied, the rear wall to the baptistry was opened with angled cuts and a tapestry hung, resulting in unusual visual links to the space. |
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In 1425, the powerful wool merchants' guild of Florence commissioned the artist Lorenzo Ghiberti to construct a door for the baptistry of St John in the city. |
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As far as the historical aspects are concerned, it is necessary to mention the Romanesque Baptistry and the adjacent cupelled boulder with Celtic engravings. |
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One old parishioner remembers horses pulling hay carts through big wooden doors now a large and airy entrance hall and baptistry. |
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The Piazza del Duomo wows visitors with its imposing medieval cathedral, gothic bell tower and octagonal baptistry. |
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Baptism may occur in any body of water that will allow full immersion, though many Brethren assembly halls will have a baptistry. |
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Baptisms inside and outside the temples are usually done in a baptistry, although they can be performed in any body of water in which the person may be completely immersed. |
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Who designed the stained glass baptistry window for Coventry cathedral? |
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His Annunciation, from the Baptistry at Pisa, demonstrates that classical models influenced Italian art before the Renaissance took root as a literary movement. |
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