This church was founded in 1250 as the Holy Annunciation. It was rebuilt between 1444 and 1481. It’s atrium contains frescoes by the Mannerist artists Rosso Fiorentino, Andrea del Sarto, and Jacopo Pontormo. The dark interior of the church has a fresco ceiling completed by Pietro Giambelli in 1669. There is also a shrine painting […]
Make sure to scroll to the bottom and select page 2 for more photos at the Ufizzi! The Ufizzi is one of Italy’s greatest art galleries. Art includes Florentine paintings, Byzantine icons, early Medieval works, as well as Renaissance masterpieces and Mannerist paintings. The museum was built in 1560-80 to house offices for Duke Cosimo […]
