Santa Maria Novella
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Santa Maria Novella is a Dominican church in Florence. It is considered the most important Romano-Gothic church in Tuscany and is a World Heritage Site. Its construction started in 1290 and it took al
The façade of Santa Maria Novella, completed by Leon Battista Alberti in 1470
Photo from the early 20th century.
View of the apse from Piazza della Stazione.
Side view from Piazza Unità d'Italia.
Filippo Brunelleschi
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Filippo di ser Brunellesco di Lippo Lapi, commonly known as Filippo Brunelleschi and also nicknamed Pippo by Leon Battista Alberti, was an Italian architect, designer, goldsmith, and sculptor. He is c
Portrait by Masaccio, Brancacci Chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, 1423–1428
Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral towering above Florence, with the largest brick dome in the world, realized by Brunelleschi.
St. John the Evangelist, Silver Altar of Saint James, Pistoia Cathedral (1399–1400)
Jeremiah and Isaiah, altarpiece of St. James