Museum of San Marco, Art museum in San Marco district, Florence, Italy
The Museum of San Marco occupies a Dominican convent featuring frescoes, paintings, and architectural elements designed by Michelozzo in the 15th century.
Cosimo de Medici commissioned the reconstruction of the monastery in 1437, transforming the former Vallombrosan complex into a Renaissance cultural center.
Fra Angelico painted individual frescoes in forty monk cells between 1439 and 1445, each depicting different religious scenes for meditation purposes.
The museum displays an extensive collection of panel paintings, manuscripts, and frescoes across two floors connected by Michelozzo's original stone staircase.
The first floor contains the former library, which became the first public reading space in Renaissance Florence, arranged by Vespasiano da Bisticci.
Location: Florence
Inception: 1869
Architects: Michelozzo
Official opening: 1869
Accessibility: Dostępne dla wózków inwalidzkich
Part of: complexe de San Marco
Phone: +390550882000
Email: pm-tos.mussanmarco-fi@beniculturali.it
Website: http://polomusealetoscana.beniculturali.it/index.php?it/190/museo-di-san-marco-firenze
GPS coordinates: 43.77790,11.25939
Latest update: May 10, 2025 19:49
Florence displays Renaissance architecture and art at every street corner. The city features 15th-century buildings, churches with marble facades, and museums with old master paintings. The Arno River divides the city while Ponte Vecchio spans across. From the hills, views extend over the red roofs and the cathedral dome.
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