https://www.florencepictures.com Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:10:30 -0400 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:10:30 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Zenphoto RSS Generator https://www.florencepictures.com/palaces-and-museums/palazzo-strozzi/palazzo-strozzi002.jpg Palazzo Strozzi is a great example of Renaissance palace. Today it houses art exhibits.
Date: 10/26/2010]]> https://www.florencepictures.com/palaces-and-museums/palazzo-strozzi/palazzo-strozzi002.jpg Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:06:00 -0400 https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/uccello-fresco.jpg A detail of a fresco with animals awaiting entrance onto Noah's ark by Paolo Uccello.
Date: 10/26/2010]]> https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/uccello-fresco.jpg Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:53:10 -0400 https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/triumph-church.jpg In the Militant and Triumphant Church, the dogs of God (a pun on the word Dominican - domini canes) are sent to round up lost sheep into the fold of the church.
Date: 10/26/2010]]> https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/triumph-church.jpg Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:53:09 -0400 https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/uccello-frescoes.jpg A view of Paolo Uccello's Creation of Adam and Eve and The Original Sin.
Date: 10/26/2010]]> https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/uccello-frescoes.jpg Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:53:16 -0400 https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/spanish-chapel-triumph.jpg View of the Triumph of the Catholic Doctrine by Andrea Buonaiuto in the Spanish Chapel.
Date: 10/26/2010]]> https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/spanish-chapel-triumph.jpg Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:52:55 -0400 https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/spanish-chapel-detail.jpg A detail of the volta in the Spanish Chapel depicting St. Peter's Boat by Andrea di Bonaiuto.
Date: 10/26/2010]]> https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/spanish-chapel-detail.jpg Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:52:48 -0400 https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/spanish-chapel-christ.jpg Scenes of the Passion and Resurrection of Christ by Andrea di Bonaiuto in the Spanish Chapel or Chapter House of the Convent. This is part of the Santa Maria Novella museum, located to the left of the church.
Date: 10/26/2010]]> https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/spanish-chapel-christ.jpg Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:52:41 -0400 https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/solar-clocks-smn.jpg The other side of the sundial, or solar clocks, on the church's facade
Date: 10/26/2010]]> https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/solar-clocks-smn.jpg Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:52:22 -0400 https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/solar-clocks-novella.jpg Basically a sundial that is made up of several different types of "clocks" located on the church's facade. It was added to the facade by Ignazio Danti, Cosimo I's astronomer, in 1572.
Date: 10/26/2010]]> https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/solar-clocks-novella.jpg Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:52:23 -0400 https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/santa_maria_novella_07.jpg Today's artists showing their talent on sidewalks -- even if they are "copies" of famous past artwork, they have talent. Too bad their work gets washed away with the elements.
Date: 10/26/2010]]> https://www.florencepictures.com/historical-center/santa-maria-novella/santa_maria_novella_07.jpg Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:52:17 -0400