GHIBERTI, Lorenzo, Bronze, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence .
"The Gates of Paradise", made for the eastern door of the Baptistry, Florence. The originals are in the museum. The links may lead to images of the copies that now cover the door.
At top left, the children Cain and Abel are tended by their parents. Below left, Abel tends his flock, while Cain plows his field. At top right, the brothers make their offerings; below this Cain murders Abel. At the bottom, Cain converses with God, appearing out of a cloud.