Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The dormitory cells
contain
scenes from
The Life of Christ
,
intended to inspire prayer
and contemplation.
VISITORS' CHECKLIST
Piazza di San Marco
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Map
2 D4
.
@
many routes.
Church
Tel
055 28 76 28.
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7am-noon,
4-8pm.
5
7:30am, 6:30pm
Mon-Sat; 10:30am, 11:30am,
12:30pm, 6:30pm Sun & relig
hols.
6
7
Museum
Tel
055
238 86 08 (reservations: 055 29
48 83).
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8:15am-1:50pm daily
(to 5pm Sat, to 7pm Sun; last
adm: 30 mins before closing).
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2nd & 4th Mon & 1st, 3rd
& 5th Sun of month; 1 Jan,
1 May, 25 Dec.
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Library
Michelozzo designed Europe's first public
library, in a light and airy colonnaded
hall, for Cosimo il Vecchio in 1441.
.
The Annunciation
(c.1440)
Fra Angelico shows his mastery of
perspective by placing Gabriel and the
Virgin in an elaborate loggia, inspired
by Michelozzo.
The Entombment
Fra Angelico's tender fresco
(c.1442) in Cell 2 shows
Mary Magdalene and St.
John mourning Christ.
Staircase
to first
floor
STAR FEATURES
. The Annunciation
by Fra Angelico
.
The Crucifixion
by Fra Angelico
. Library by Michelozzo
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The Crucifixion
(1441-42)
Fra Angelico was moved to tears as he painted this
image of the Crucifixion of Christ in the Chapter House.
