The Sacrifice of Isaac (Ghiberti)

Japanese: 《イサクの犠牲》(ギベルティ) - いさくのぎせい
The Sacrifice of Isaac (Ghiberti)

…His first clear mark as a sculptor was his participation in the competition for the second portal of the Florence Baptistery (now the north portal), held in 1401-02 under the auspices of the Woolens Guild, in which he participated alongside Brunelleschi and Quercia. He was ultimately selected, and the prototype relief he produced for the competition, the bronze Sacrifice of Isaac, was more pictorial than sculptural, with a Gothic linear rhythm dominating the composition and the fine details typical of metalworkers. The second portal took about 20 years to complete, with the help of Ciuffagni, Donatello, Uccello, and Michelozzo. …

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Japanese:

…彫刻家としての最初の確実な足跡は,毛織物組合の後援により1401‐02年に行われたフィレンツェ洗礼堂第二門扉(現,北門扉)の制作者を決めるコンクールに,ブルネレスキやクエルチアらと参加したことである。最終的に彼が選ばれることになり,その際の試作品浮彫《イサクの犠牲》(ブロンズ)は,彫刻的というよりも絵画的効果に主眼が置かれ,ゴシックの線的リズムが構図を支配し,細部には金工家特有のきめ細かい仕上げが施されている。この洗礼堂第二門扉は,チュッファーニCiuffagni,ドナテロ,ウッチェロ,ミケロッツォたちの手を借り,約20年の歳月を費やして完成された。…

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