Thursday, June 23, 2011

San Croce, 2011

Our last major site in Florence was the San Croce church, another vast church building, this one something of Italy's Westminster Abbey.
"Oh God, not another cathedral?!"



















The facade is 19th century



















The rest 14th, including a chapel by Brunelleschi















And all the shrines and occasional tombs: here,
Marconi




















Fermi



















Galileo; never had anything to do with
Florence as far as I know




















Dante (exiled from Florence; mortal remains in Ravenna)













Michaelangelo (design by Vasari)




















Machiavelli















Donatello



















Rossini ("Hi-ho, Silver!!!")



















Ghiberti



















Among the great art at San Croce, Donatello's
wood crucifixion, a work so realistic it
frightened its original audiences





















Many beautiful della Robbias















In the Capella de' Pazzi; gotta look this one
up, which we liked but did not note




















A&W root beer was popular even in the 14th century















"Look, Ma--I mean MOG--no hands!"

2 comments:

Tawana said...

I love all your irreverent humor and hope that you don't get struck by lightning for posting it, and that I don't get struck by lightning for enjoying it! Wes and I have loved all those cathedrals as we have traveled, but our friend, Diana, often has the same response, "Not another cathedral!"
xxxooo

Mark said...

Tawana,

No lightning strikes yet, and I always give the gods good opportunities when hiking in the mountains. Vicki censors the worst of it. Well, most of the worst of it. I'm thinking of a book of irreverent humor/religious art, entitled "A Knave in the Nave." Thinking of you all, all the time.

Best,

Mark