SANTA CROCE

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SANTA CROCE

Introduction

The Gothic Church of Santa Croce contains the tombs and monuments of many famous Florentines, among them Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli, as well as radiant early 14th-century frescoes by Giotto and his gifted pupil Taddeo Gaddi. In the cloister alongside the church stands the Cappella de' Pazzi(Pazzi Chapel), a Renaissance masterpiece designed by Filippo Brunelleschi.

Star Features

Cappella Bardi Frescoes: Giotto frescoed the Bardi and Peruzzi chapels to the right of the high altar between 1315 and 1330. This touching scene from the left hand wall of the chapel shows The Death of St. Francis(1317).
Cappella de' Pazzi: Brunelleschi's domed chapel with Classical proportions was begun in 1443. The roundels (c.1442-52) are by Luca della Robbia.