Heaven's Gate
by The P
Title
Heaven's Gate
Artist
The P
Medium
Photograph
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The baptistery of San Giovanni Battista is a famous religious building in Florence, located in the homonymous piazza San Giovanni, in front of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Dedicated to the patron saint of the city, it was for centuries the place where the Florentines obtained baptism and was the place of investiture of knights and poets, as Dante Alighieri recalls.
The three bronze doors, built according to a unitary figurative program over more than a century, show the history of humanity and the Redemption, as in a gigantic illustrated Bible.
I chose to photograph the one that is in front of the cathedral, the Haven's Gate, in the first light of dawn. I shot with a tilt shift lens, 3 horizontal shots which I then merged in post. In post-production I further concentrated on the emotion that this scene transmitted to me with the imposing baptistery and the golden lights of the windows recalling the color of the bronze door.
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February 22nd, 2023
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Gary F Richards
Spectacular Heaven’s Gate composition, lighting, shading, beautiful rich colors and artwork! F/L
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