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  • Duomo, or Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, built 1296-1436, with its dome built 1420-36 designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, 1377–1446, and nave with Neo Gothic facade, designed 1871 by Emilio De Fabris, 1808–83 and built 1876-87, in the evening, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. On the right is Giotto's campanile, a freestanding bell tower in Florentine Gothic style designed by Giotto di Bondone, c. 1267-1337, on the Piazza del Duomo. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Duomo, or Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, built 1296-1436, with its dome built 1420-36 designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, 1377–1446, and nave with Neo Gothic facade, designed 1871 by Emilio De Fabris, 1808–83 and built 1876-87, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. On the right is Giotto's campanile, a freestanding bell tower in Florentine Gothic style designed by Giotto di Bondone, c. 1267-1337, on the Piazza del Duomo. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Duomo, or Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, built 1296-1436, with its dome built 1420-36 designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, 1377–1446, and nave with Neo Gothic facade, designed 1871 by Emilio De Fabris, 1808–83 and built 1876-87, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. On the right is Giotto's campanile, a freestanding bell tower in Florentine Gothic style designed by Giotto di Bondone, c. 1267-1337, on the Piazza del Duomo. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Duomo, or Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, built 1296-1436, with its dome built 1420-36 designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, 1377–1446, and nave with Neo Gothic facade, designed 1871 by Emilio De Fabris, 1808–83 and built 1876-87, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. To the right is Giotto's campanile, a freestanding bell tower in Florentine Gothic style designed by Giotto di Bondone, c. 1267-1337, on the Piazza del Duomo. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the city of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy, with the Duomo, or Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, built 1296-1436, with its dome built 1420-36 designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, 1377–1446. Right of the dome is Giotto's campanile, a freestanding bell tower in Florentine Gothic style designed by Giotto di Bondone, c. 1267-1337, on the Piazza del Duomo next to the Duomo. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Paul of Florence, patriarch of Grado, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flight into Egypt, tempera painting on wood, 1451-52, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, and his assistants, detail from the Armadio degli Argenti, an ex voto door for Santissima Annunziata depicting the Life of Christ, now in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Presentation at the Temple, Renaissance fresco, 1450-52, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Joseph is carrying a basket with 2 doves and Mary witnesses Jesus being held by Simeon, while St Peter Martyr and St Catherine of Siena look on. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptism of Christ, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the cloister of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Christ, attended by angels, is baptised in the river Jordan by St John the Baptist, with the Virgin and St Dominic looking on. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Homo Pietatis or Man of Sorrow, detail, Renaissance fresco, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 26, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Christ is depicted in his tomb bearing the stigmata, with the Instruments of the Passion (lance, sponge, cross, column), Judas kissing Christ, Peter and the handmaiden, the mocking of Christ, and with St Dominic and the Virgin below as witnesses. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saints Cosmas, John the Evangelist and Peter Martyr, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 38, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archangel Gabriel, detail from Annunciation, Renaissance fresco, 1440-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 3, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted stone architectural fragments on display in the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, originally the Dominican Convent of St Mark in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Annunciation, tempera painting on wood, 1451-52, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, and his assistants, detail from the Armadio degli Argenti, an ex voto door for Santissima Annunziata depicting the Life of Christ, now in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The Virgin and Archangel Gabriel are depicted in an outdoor courtyard area with perspective architectural arcades. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Burial of St Cosmas and St Damian, detail from the predella of the Pala de San Marco, or San Marco Altarpiece, tempera painting on wood, c. 1438-40, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hell, with sinners burned alive in cauldrons stoked by demons, detail from the Last Judgement, 1425-30, tempera painting on panel by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was commissioned by the Camaldolese Order for abbot Ambrogio Traversar, for the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Florence. It depicts Christ in judgement with angels, the Virgin, St John and saints, with Hell on the right and Heaven on the left. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hell, with sinners being tortured, burned alive and fed into the jaws of the Leviathan, detail from the Last Judgement, 1425-30, tempera painting on panel by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was commissioned by the Camaldolese Order for abbot Ambrogio Traversar, for the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Florence. It depicts Christ in judgement with angels, the Virgin, St John and saints, with Hell on the right and Heaven on the left. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hell, with sinners being tortured and burned alive, and Satan eating bodies, detail from the Last Judgement, 1425-30, tempera painting on panel by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was commissioned by the Camaldolese Order for abbot Ambrogio Traversar, for the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Florence. It depicts Christ in judgement with angels, the Virgin, St John and saints, with Hell on the right and Heaven on the left. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library, built 1437-44 by Michelozzo on the first floor of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The room has 2 rows of columns forming 3 naves with a barrel vaulted ceiling and large windows to let in natural light for the copying of manuscripts. It holds books and manuscripts, many in Latin and Greek, and was a centre for learning in the Renaissance. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child enthroned with St Zenobius (or St Augustine) and St Thomas, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 11, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Joseph and Mary, detail from Presentation at the Temple, Renaissance fresco, 1450-52, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Joseph is carrying a basket with 2 doves and Mary witnesses Jesus being held by Simeon, while St Peter Martyr and St Catherine of Siena look on. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Presentation at the Temple, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1450-52, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Joseph is carrying a basket with 2 doves and Mary witnesses Jesus being held by Simeon, while St Peter Martyr and St Catherine of Siena look on. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angels holding towels, detail from Baptism of Christ, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the cloister of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Christ, attended by angels, is baptised in the river Jordan by St John the Baptist, with the Virgin and St Dominic looking on. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin Mary, detail from Homo Pietatis or Man of Sorrow, Renaissance fresco, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 26, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Christ is depicted in his tomb bearing the stigmata, with the Instruments of the Passion. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mocking of Christ, detail from Homo Pietatis or Man of Sorrow, Renaissance fresco, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 26, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Christ is depicted in his tomb bearing the stigmata, with the Instruments of and scenes from the Passion. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Cosmas, St Damian and St Mark, detail from Sacra Conversazione, or Holy Conversation, also known as Madonna delle Ombre, or Madonna of the Shadows, Renaissance fresco, c. 1443, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the east corridor between cells 25 and 26, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Worshippers in procession, detail from Adoration of the Magi, Renaissance fresco, 1440-41, by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, a student of Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 39, the private cell of Cosimo de Medici, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance to Cell 39, the private cell of Cosimo de Medici, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Cell 39 is painted with the Adoration of the Magi and Man of Sorrows, Renaissance frescoes, 1440-41, by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, a student of Fra Angelico, 1395-1455. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St John and St Peter Martyr, detail from Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saints Cosmas, John the Evangelist and Peter Martyr, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 38, the cell of Cosimo de Medici, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Cosmas and Virgin Mary, detail from Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saints Cosmas, John the Evangelist and Peter Martyr, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 38, the cell of Cosimo de Medici, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene grieving, detail from Nailing of Christ to the Cross, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by an assistant of Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 36, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nailing of Christ to the Cross, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by an assistant of Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 36, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apostles, detail from Last Supper: Communion of the Apostles, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 35, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Catherine of Alexandria and the Virgin, detail from Nativity, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 5, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The baby Jesus lies on straw in a stable, with Mary, Joseph, St Catherine of Alexandria and St Peter Martyr. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coronation of the Virgin, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1440-41, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 9, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Christ in heaven crowns the Virgin, both robed in white. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hands of women, by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, detail from Resurrection of Christ and Women at the Tomb, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 8, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Resurrected Christ, detail from Resurrection of Christ and Women at the Tomb, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 8, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. On the left is St Dominic in meditation, and on the right is Mary Magdalene and 3 women painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Dominic and angel, detail from Resurrection of Christ and Women at the Tomb, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 8, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. On the left is St Dominic in meditation, and on the right is Mary Magdalene and 3 women painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Dominic in thought, detail from Mocking of Christ, with the Virgin and St Dominic, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 7, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Christ is blindfolded and crowned with thorns, and jeering soldiers appear as disembodied hands, a spitting head, cap raised in sarcasm, a hand and beating stick. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mocking of Christ, with the Virgin and St Dominic, detail, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 7, in the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Christ is blindfolded and crowned with thorns, and jeering soldiers appear as disembodied hands, a spitting head, cap raised in sarcasm, a hand and beating stick. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary holding Christ's feet, detail from the Lamentation over Christ, Renaissance fresco, 1440-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 2 of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and St John the Baptist with the body of Christ, detail from the Lamentation over Christ, Renaissance fresco, 1440-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 2 of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary Magdalene, detail from Noli Me Tangere, Renaissance fresco, 1440-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in Cell 1 of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin Mary, folded arms, detail from the Annunciation, Renaissance fresco, 1442-43, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, on the first floor of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin Mary, detail from the Annunciation, Renaissance fresco, 1442-43, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, on the first floor of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angel Gabriel, detail from the Annunciation, Renaissance fresco, 1442-43, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, on the first floor of the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister at the Dominican Convent of St Mark, now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original convent was rebuilt 1437-52 for Cosimo I de Medici by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi, 1396-1472, in Renaissance style. The interior walls were painted 1439-44 with frescoes by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, and his assistants. The convent is part of the Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa Medicea di Fiesole, built 1451-71 by Michelozzo, 1396-1472, for the Medici family, at Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was built for Giovanni di Cosimo de Medici and is built into the hillside overlooking Florence, with a terraced garden. In the 15th century it was owned by Lorenzo de Medici and was sold by the family in 1671. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa Medicea di Fiesole, built 1451-71 by Michelozzo, 1396-1472, for the Medici family, at Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was built for Giovanni di Cosimo de Medici and is built into the hillside overlooking Florence, with a terraced garden. In the 15th century it was owned by Lorenzo de Medici and was sold by the family in 1671. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa del Trebbio, a Medici villa, and the surrounding countryside, near San Piero a Sieve, Mugello, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was built for Giovanni di Bicci de Medici, founder of the Medici bank, then by his son, Cosimo de Medici, who had it remodelled by Michelozzo, 1396-1472, as a fortified castle. It was enlarged in the 16th century by Cosimo I de Medici and Ferdinand I de Medici. The villa features a tower, moat, drawbridge, central courtyard with well, walled garden, terraces, woods and agricultural estate. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • New Chapel, with Baroque ceiling frescoes by Pietro Dandini, 1646-1712, of saints and angels ascending to the Trinity, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. This room was originally Cosimo III de Medici's bedroom, study room and private chapel and was remodelled in 1774 by the Lorraines. The wall frescoes by Rinaldo Botti, Giuseppe Gricci and Giuseppe Del Moro, late 17th century, depict classical architraved loggia with columns and niches occupied by Virtues. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The Italian garden was designed by Il Tribolo, 1500-50. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inner courtyard with frescoes, at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The frescoes on the north and south walls are by Cosimo Daddi painted 1589-94, commissioned by Cristina of Loren, wife of Ferdinando I de Medici, depicting the exploits of Godfrey of Bouillon at the capture of Jerusalem. The frescoes in the arcades, 1637-47, are by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 1611-89, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, depicting the Fasti Medicei, or Glories of the Medici family. The glazed roof, Venetian tiling and amethyst chandelier were built by the Kings of Savoy in 1872, when the courtyard was used as a ballroom for the wedding of Emanuele di Mirafiori and Blanche de Larderel. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cosimo I de Medici introduces his son Francesco to the government, detail, fresco, by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 1611-89, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, from the Fasti Medicei, or Glories of the Medici family, series, in the internal courtyard at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The scene is set in the Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio, where Francesco, enthroned, receives the Florentine senators. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marie de Medici, queen of France, with her children, fresco, by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 1611-89, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, from the Fasti Medicei, or Glories of the Medici family, series, in the internal courtyard at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The children are Louis XIII, Don Gastone, the princess Nicola, Enrichetta Maria queen of England and Maria Cristina Duchess of Savoy, with her dog. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Self portrait of the artist, detail from the fresco of Giuliano Duke of Florence, by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 1611-89, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, from the Fasti Medicei, or Glories of the Medici family, series, in the internal courtyard at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Giuliano Duke of Florence, with self portrait of the artist, fresco, detail, by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 1611-89, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, from the Fasti Medicei, or Glories of the Medici family, series, in the internal courtyard at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Giuliano Duke of Florence, with self portrait of the artist, fresco, detail, by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 1611-89, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, from the Fasti Medicei, or Glories of the Medici family, series, in the internal courtyard at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pope Leo X meeting Francois I of France, fresco, detail, by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 1611-89, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, from the Fasti Medicei, or Glories of the Medici family, series, in the internal courtyard at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The meeting took place in 1515 in Bologna to agree possession of the duchies of Parma and Piacenza. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Port of Canton, detail, a 9m long gouache painting on silk c. 1780 of the port of Canton in China where in the 18th century porcelain, silks and lacquers were shipped to Europe, in the Guangzhou Corridor or Canton Corridor, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was bought by Pietro Leopoldo, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catherine de Medici with her children, fresco, detail, by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 1611-89, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, from the Fasti Medicei, or Glories of the Medici family, series, in the internal courtyard at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The children depicted are Francis II, Charles IX, Henry III, Francesco Ercole Duke of Alencon, Elizabeth Queen of Spain, Claudia Duchess of Lorraine, and Margaret wife of Henry of Navarre. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marie de Medici, queen of France, with her children, fresco, detail, by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 1611-89, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, from the Fasti Medicei, or Glories of the Medici family, series, in the internal courtyard at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The children are Louis XIII, Don Gastone, the princess Nicola, Enrichetta Maria queen of England and Maria Cristina Duchess of Savoy, with her dog. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lemon tree in plant pot through trompe l'oeil open door, with pot representing the Medici family, used in the gardens here, by Rinaldo Botti, Giuseppe Gricci and Giuseppe Del Moro, late 17th century, in the New Chapel, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. This room was originally Cosimo III de Medici's bedroom, study room and private chapel and was remodelled in 1774 by the Lorraines. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's Study, used by King Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy, decorated with French velvet upholstery and wall covering from the Modena Ducal Palace, with an Empire style desk, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Music Room, with a piano harmonium built in Naples in 1868 by Achille Fummo, and floral red velvet on the walls, next to the King's Room, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Red Dining Room or Tapestry Room, used for formal banquets for the Savoy Monarchy, with neoclassical furniture, crystal chandeliers and 17th century Flemish tapestries, at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triumphal entrance of Cosimo I to Siena, detail, fresco, 1636, by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 1611-89, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, from the Fasti Medicei, or Glories of the Medici family, series, in the internal courtyard at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Cosimo I conquered Siena in 1555 and became Grand Duke. He is shown on a golden chariot crowned by a winged victory, followed by dignitaries and welcomed by senators and citizens. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inner courtyard with frescoes, at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The frescoes on the north and south walls are by Cosimo Daddi painted 1589-94, commissioned by Cristina of Loren, wife of Ferdinando I de Medici, depicting the exploits of Godfrey of Bouillon at the capture of Jerusalem. The frescoes in the arcades, 1637-47, are by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 1611-89, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, depicting the Fasti Medicei, or Glories of the Medici family. The glazed roof, Venetian tiling and amethyst chandelier were built by the Kings of Savoy in 1872, when the courtyard was used as a ballroom for the wedding of Emanuele di Mirafiori and Blanche de Larderel. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inner courtyard with frescoes, at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The frescoes on the north and south walls are by Cosimo Daddi painted 1589-94, commissioned by Cristina of Loren, wife of Ferdinando I de Medici, depicting the exploits of Godfrey of Bouillon at the capture of Jerusalem. The frescoes in the arcades, 1637-47, are by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 1611-89, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, depicting the Fasti Medicei, or Glories of the Medici family. The glazed roof, Venetian tiling and amethyst chandelier were built by the Kings of Savoy in 1872, when the courtyard was used as a ballroom for the wedding of Emanuele di Mirafiori and Blanche de Larderel. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Terrace and Italian garden designed by Il Tribolo, 1500-50, at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The Italian garden was designed by Il Tribolo, 1500-50. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was bought by Cosimo I de Medici in the 16th century and his son Ferdinand carried out remodelling on the building with architect Bernardo Buontalenti, 1531-1608. The Italian garden was designed by Il Tribolo, 1500-50. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta frieze with classical scenes, detail, attributed to Bertolodi Giovanni, 1440-91 and Andrea Sansovino, 1467-1529, in the Sala del Fregio or Frieze Room, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The frieze was originally on the architrave of the pediment of the loggia of the villa, but was moved inside in 1992 and restored 2010-11. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta frieze with classical scenes, detail, attributed to Bertolodi Giovanni, 1440-91 and Andrea Sansovino, 1467-1529, in the Sala del Fregio or Frieze Room, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The frieze was originally on the architrave of the pediment of the loggia of the villa, but was moved inside in 1992 and restored 2010-11. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sala dei Biliardi, or Billiards Room, in 19th century Savoyard style, with ceiling frescoes of a pergola with cherubs and cupids, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Teatro delle Commedie, used for plays and concerts, designed before 1675 by Marguerite-Louise d'Orleans, wife of Cosimo III de Medici, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lorenzo the Magnificent receiving the Villa di Poggio from the architect, monochrome wall painting by Luigi Catani, 1762-1840, in the  Entrance Hall on the first floor or piano nobile, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Glazed terracotta frieze with classical scenes, detail, attributed to Bertolodi Giovanni, 1440-91 and Andrea Sansovino, 1467-1529, in the Sala del Fregio or Frieze Room, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The frieze was originally on the architrave of the pediment of the loggia of the villa, but was moved inside in 1992 and restored 2010-11. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virtue, fresco, detail, by Alessandro Allori, 1535-1607, above a door in the Sala di Leone X, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The hall was designed by Sangallo in 1485 and is painted with frescoes by Pontormo, Allori, Andrea del Sarto and Franciabigio exalting the glory of the Medici dynasty. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait de Cosimo III de Medici, 1642-1723, Grand Duke of Tuscany, painting, detail, by Justus Sutermans, 1597-1681, in the Reception Room in the Apartment of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The apartment consists of 4 rooms used as the country seat of the King and his wife, the Countess of Mirafiori, Rosa Vercellana, known as the Bella Rosina. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reception Room in the Apartment of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy, designed after 1865, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The room has fabric wall coverings, neoclassical ceiling frescoes, Neo Rococco Piemontese furniture and Savoy family portraits. The apartment consists of 4 rooms used as the country seat of the King and his wife, the Countess of Mirafiori, Rosa Vercellana, known as the Bella Rosina. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bathoom, designed for Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, sister of Napoleon and Grand Duchess of Tuscany, designed by Giuseppe Cacialli, with Biedermeier style furniture, grey marble bath and frescoes by Luigi Catani, 1762-1840, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bedroom, refurnished in 1865 for the Countess of Mirafiori, the Bella Rosina, wife of Vittorio Emanuele II, with pink floral fabric walls and ceiling by Ferri, a canopied bed and furniture from Modena, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining Room, with ceiling fresco, Apotheosis of Cosimo the elder Introduced to Jupiter by the City of Florence, 1698, by Anton Domenico Gabbiani for Ferdinando de Medici, and stucco designed by Antonio Sailer, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Syphax of Numidia Receives Scipione after his Defeat of Hasdrubal in Spain, a metaphor for Lorenzo the Magnificent meeting King Ferdinand I of Naples in Naples, fresco, 1578-82, by Alessandro Allori, 1535-1607, in the Sala di Leone X, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The hall was designed by Sangallo in 1485 and is painted with frescoes by Pontormo, Allori, Andrea del Sarto and Franciabigio exalting the glory of the Medici dynasty. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vertumnus and Pomona, fresco, detail, 1519-21, by Pontormo, 1494-1557, in a lunette in the Sala di Leone X, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The hall was designed by Sangallo in 1485 and is painted with frescoes by Pontormo, Allori, Andrea del Sarto and Franciabigio exalting the glory of the Medici dynasty. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Consul Flaminio speaking to the council of the Achaeans, a metaphor for the intervention of Lorenzo the Magnificent in the Dieta di Cremona, fresco, 1578-82, by Alessandro Allori, 1535-1607, in the Sala di Leone X, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The hall was designed by Sangallo in 1485 and is painted with frescoes by Pontormo, Allori, Andrea del Sarto and Franciabigio exalting the glory of the Medici dynasty. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance Hall on the first floor or piano nobile, with monochrome wall paintings by Luigi Catani, 1762-1840, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Garden of the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, aerial view, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The English style gardens and pond were designed in 1811 by Giuseppe Manetti. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Depicted beneath the crosses (left-right), St Lawrence, St Mark, St John the Baptist; Mary of Clopas, Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, St John; St Dominic, St Augustine, St Jerome, St Ambrose, St Francis, St Benedict. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Peter Martyr Enjoining Silence, depicting St Peter Martyr or St Peter of Verona holding a finger to his lips, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was restored in 1954 by Leonetto Tintori and in 2012 by Bartolomeo Ciccone. St Peter's martyrdom in 1252 is depicted by a knife in his back and a wound in his skull. He wears and blue and white robe and holds a book and a palm branch. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Peter Martyr Enjoining Silence, depicting St Peter Martyr or St Peter of Verona holding a finger to his lips, Renaissance fresco by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting was restored in 1954 by Leonetto Tintori and in 2012 by Bartolomeo Ciccone. St Peter's martyrdom in 1252 is depicted by a knife in his back and a wound in his skull. He wears and blue and white robe and holds a book and a palm branch. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pope Innocent V, first Dominican pope, 1225-76, St Dominic, founder of the Dominican order, 1170-1221, Pope Benedict XI, 1240-1304, (left-right), detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Above is the skull of Adam beneath Jesus' cross. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Vincent Ferrer of Valencia, canonised in 1455, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Vincent Ferrer of Valencia, canonised in 1455, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Raymond of Pennafort, patron saint of canonists, 1175-1275, canonised 1601, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Albert the Great, bishop of Ratisbon, 1200-80, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peter Paludanus, 1275–1342, patriarch of Jerusalem, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Peter Paludanus, 1275–1342, patriarch of Jerusalem, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pope Benedict XI, 1240-1304, detail from the bottom frieze of portrait medallions of Dominican genealogy, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1421-97, Fra Angelico's assistant, from Crucifixion with Saints, Renaissance fresco, 1441-42, by Fra Angelico, 1395-1455, from the North tympanum opposite the chapter house entrance in the Convento San Marco, now the Museo di San Marco, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The painting depicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the 2 thieves, with saints in mourning. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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