Named for Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378–1455), one of the most famous Italian sculptors. In the pestilence year of 1400 he vowed to create new porches for the Baptisterium, the oldest church in Florence. Donatello, Brunelleschi {see planets  (6056) and  (6055)} and Ghiberti together created the bronze door — the so-called Paradise door — in 41 years. In 1414 Ghiberti created the first large renaissance bronze statue of St. John the Baptist. He also worked in Siena. (M 26764) _ _.