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The Florence Baptistery, also known as the Baptistery of Saint John (Italian: Battistero di San Giovanni), is a religious building in Florence, Italy.Dedicated to the patron saint of the city, John the Baptist, it has been a focus of religious, civic, and artistic life since its completion.
Overview. The Mosaic ceiling of the Florence Baptistery is a set of mosaics covering the internal dome and apses of the Baptistery of Florence.It is one of the most important cycles of medieval Italian mosaics, created between 1225 and around 1330 using designs by major Florentine painters such as Cimabue, Coppo di Marcovaldo, Meliore and the Master of the Magdalen, probably by mosaicists from ...
Arnolfo di Cambio: Basilica of Santa Croce and convent: from 1294: Arnolfo di Cambio (attribution) and others: Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore: 1296–1421: Arnolfo di Cambio, Francesco Talenti and others: Palazzo Vecchio (first phase) 1299–1314: Arnolfo di Cambio: Porta San Niccolò: 1324: Porta Romana: 1326: Church of San Francesco ...
The North Doors of the Florence Baptistery were made by Lorenzo Ghiberti between 1403 and 1424 and represent his first masterpiece, before the celebrated Gates of Paradise. The work is signed in the center, above the panels of the Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi: “ OPVS LAUREN/TII•FLOREN/TINI .”
Piazza del Duomo and Piazza San Giovanni, Florence South view from Giotto's bell. Piazza del Duomo (English: "Cathedral Square") is located in the heart of the historic center of Florence (Tuscany, Italy). It is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world and in Florence, the most visited area of the city. [1]
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Detail of Andrea Pisano's panel for the Florence Baptistery. Andrea Pisano ( Pontedera 1290 – 1348 Orvieto ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] also known as Andrea da Pontedera , was an Italian sculptor and architect .
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