The sculptor who won a commission to design the doors of the baptistery in Florence was ________.
a. Lorenzo Ghiberti
b. Filippo Brunelleschi
c. Michelangelo
d. Donatello
e. Nanni di Banco
a. Lorenzo Ghiberti
a. Correct. Lorenzo Ghiberti won the commission for the design of the baptistery doors.
b. Incorrect. Though Brunelleschi competed for this commission, he did not win.
c. Incorrect. Michelangelo did not compete for the commission for the baptistery doors.
d. Incorrect. Donatello did not compete for the commission for the baptistery doors.
e. Incorrect. Nanni di Banco did not win the commission for the baptistery doors.
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