Museums in FLORENCE
Italian Museums
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SAN LORENZO AND OLD SACRISTY
Hotels SAN LORENZO AND OLD SACRISTY
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FLORENCE Piazza S. Lorenzo |
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Description: A masterpiece by Brunelleschi, executed by A. Manetti in 1460. The facade
is unfinished, the interior is a perfect example of sobriety of style. Interior balcony
by Michelangelo; two bronze pulpits by Donatello and great works by Rosso Fiorentino,
Desiderio da Settignano, Bronzino, Filippo Lippi ("Annunciazione") and others. The
decoration of the adjoining Sacristy (1420-43) was the joint work of two great artists,
Brunelleschi and Donatello. The stucco medallions, freizes, reliefs, bronze panels and a
terra-cotta bust of S. Lorenzo were also works of Donatello. The splendid "Sarcophagus of
Giovanni and Piero de' Medici" was created by Verrocchio (1472). |
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