Mei 1: Orsanmichele - Badia Fiorentina - San Filippo Neri - Livello 1966
Maandag 1 Mei: zonnige maar koude morgen (11°C.) De Arno is mooi in de zon.
Vertrokken zonder regenbescherming = zware vergissing)
De Orsanmichele is een kerkgebouw maar vanwege zijn tegelijkertijd wereldlijke en religieuze karakter een van de meest karakteristieke monumenten van Firenze.
The building originally served as a grain market and municipal storage facility, which was then consecrated for Christian worship in the 14th century. Chutes for the grain inside the church’s pillars tell the story of the building’s previous function.
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| Zicht vanuit de Via della Lana op (links) het Palazzo dell'Arte della Lana en (rechts) Orsanmichele. |
Het bestaat uit een drie verdiepingen hoge kubus.
First documented in the year 895, it stood as an oratory in the monastery St. Michael (San Michele). The construction was surrounded by a vegetable garden (orto) belonging to the Benedictine monastery.
intricate Gothic arches and windows, outdoor nichè with various sculptures and, even if you look for it, you won't find a regal formal “front” door. The entrance to the church is around the corner in the back.
In 1339 it was decided that each of the major guilds (unions representing various arts and labors in Florence) should provide a statue of their respective patron saint to decorate the exterior of the Orsanmichele Church. By (happy) coincidence, nothing was completed until the Renaissance was in full swing in the 15th century, so the commissions were executed by artists of calibre of Vercocchio, Ghiberti, Donatello, and Luca della Robbia.
Most of the niches for the saints are now empty or filled with copies.
In 1339 it was decided that each of the major guilds (unions representing various arts and labors in Florence) should provide a statue of their respective patron saint to decorate the exterior of the Orsanmichele Church. By (happy) coincidence, nothing was completed until the Renaissance was in full swing in the 15th century, so the commissions were executed by artists of calibre of Vercocchio, Ghiberti, Donatello, and Luca della Robbia.
Most of the niches for the saints are now empty or filled with copies.
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| The central feature is the tabernacle (1348-59) by Orcagna, which frames the exquisite painting of miracles by Bernardo Daddi. |
In het museum (twee bovenste verdiepingen) zijn de originele sculpturen te zien.
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| De Ongelovige Thomas |
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| San Luca |
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| San Pietro |
Het Palazzo dell'Arte della Lana is rechtstreeks verbonden aan Orsanmichele
Ik wandel nu verder naar de Duomo waar ik het Museo en het Battistero zal bezoeken
(zie een volgende post)
Daarna ga ik naar de Badia Fiorentina. (was gesloten toen ik er voorbij wandelde na mijn bezoek aan het Huis van Dante)
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| De Loggia del Bigallo (niet bezocht) is een laatgotisch gebouw in Florence, regio Toscane, Italië. Het staat op de hoek van Piazza San Giovanni en via Calzaioli; traditie houdt de site in de buurt van de doopkapel van Florence werd geschonken door een weldoener. |
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La Badia fiorentina– in via del Proconsolo, angolo via Dante Alighieri – rappresenta una delle chiese più conosciute a Firenze, nonché la più antica.  |
Fondata nel 978 da Willa, madre del marchese Ugo di Toscana – per poi subire, nel 1285 un lavoro di ristrutturazione in stile gotico ad opera di Arnolfo di Cambio – il suo campanile esagonale fu citato anche dal Sommo Poeta nella Divina Commedia in un canto del Paradiso. E sembra che Boccaccio tenne proprio lì un ciclo di letture sulla Commedia dantesca. Sempre il campanile, rappresenta uno dei simboli della città e si staglia tra Palazzo Vecchio e il Bargello.
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| La storia suggerisce che sia stato il luogo dove Dante incontrò per la prima volta la sua amata Beatrice nel corso della celebrazione di una messa. |
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| Chiesa della Fraternità Monastiche di Gerusalemme |
Dal braccio ovest si accede al Chiostro degli Aranci, così denominato da quegli agrumi che vi vennero piantati fin dall’antico. Fu realizzato per volere di un celebre umanista fiorentino negli anni trenta del Quattrocento su progetto di Bernardo Rossellino.
Formato da due porticati sovrapposti ad archi ribassati su colonne in pietra serena con capitelli ionici, esso ospita ancora oggi uno dei cicli pittorici meglio conservati a Firenze dedicati alle
Storie di San Benedetto.
Bij aankomst op de Piazza di San Firenze is het beginnen regenen.
Het Complesso di San Firenze is een 17e-eeuws gebouw in barokstijl, bestaande uit een kerk, paleis en voormalig oratorium
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| Chiesa si San Filippo Neri |
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| In Via San Remigio wordt het verschil duidelijk tussen de hoogte van het water tijdens de overstromingen van 4 november 1333 en 4 november 1966. |
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