Florence's Baptistery
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[Photo credit: Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore.]
The prophets, bishops and cherubs depicted in the 14th-century mosaics on the interior walls of Florence’s…
by Silvia Donati |
The three monumental doors of Florence’s Baptistery, bronze and gilded masterpieces of late Medieval/early Renaissance art, have been reunited after almost 30…
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For the first (and only) time, visitors to Florence’s Duomo will be able to admire up-close the monumental rose window of the façade, or “rosone”, designed by…
by Silvia Donati |
If you’re walking around the Florence’s Baptistery and you see colorful, monumental scarves hanging down each side of the iconic building, it is not an…
by Silvia Donati |
Scaffolding operations began last week at the Baptistery of Florence to get the monument ready for restoration work planned on the eight external facades.
The…
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The North Doors of Florence’s Baptistery are gilded, just like the famous East Doors, better known as the “Gates of Paradise” doors.
The discovery was…
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