LECTURE 1: "Lorenzo Ghiberti - A Talent for Charm"
Lorenzo Ghiberti (c.1378-1455):Artist&Entrepreneur
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1h 14m
Dr. Gary Radke
In this overview of Ghiberti’s biography, learn how the silver-tongued artist talked his way to success. See how Ghiberti rarely found a deadline he could not extend, a contract he could not enhance, or a tight situation he could not talk himself out of. No wonder he was the first artist to write an autobiography.
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