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"Oh God, not another cathedral?!" |
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The facade is 19th century |
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The rest 14th, including a chapel by Brunelleschi |
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And all the shrines and occasional tombs: here, Marconi |
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Fermi |
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Galileo; never had anything to do with Florence as far as I know |
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Dante (exiled from Florence; mortal remains in Ravenna) |
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Michaelangelo (design by Vasari) |
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Machiavelli |
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Donatello |
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Rossini ("Hi-ho, Silver!!!") |
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Ghiberti |
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Among the great art at San Croce, Donatello's wood crucifixion, a work so realistic it frightened its original audiences |
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Many beautiful della Robbias |
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In the Capella de' Pazzi; gotta look this one up, which we liked but did not note |
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A&W root beer was popular even in the 14th century |
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"Look, Ma--I mean MOG--no hands!" |
2 comments:
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
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
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