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How one BYU student helped bring the gilded Gates of Paradise to life

By Park Record · September 1, 2026 · 1 min read
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A macro photograph of a fine brush touching a thin, shimmering sheet of gold leaf against a dark, textured bronze background, symbolizing the delicate process of gold leaf restoration.
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At Brigham Young University's Museum of Art, a 17-foot-tall replica of Lorenzo Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise towers over visitors who come to take in the gilded, historic work depicting stories from the Old Testament. Students like Hannah Moss spent nine months delicately applying countless sheets of gold leaf to more than 10 panels, restoring the replica.

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