Monday, February 17, 2020

" The Filarete door " 1433/1445, Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican

Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican
" The Filarete door " 1433/1445
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The Filarete door in Vatican is the center door in the front of the Basilica, it was completed between 1433 & 1445 by Italian renaissance sculptor and architect Antonio Averuline known as Filarete ( 1400 - 1469 )
The door includes six panels and several small
Images , the larger panels that we are seeing are : -Jesus Enthroned - Mary Enthroned- Saint Paul with the sword - saint Peter giving the keys to Pope Eugene IV - the Beheading of st.Paul and the crucifixion of st.Peter

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