Sunday, December 4, 2022

Santa Maria Novella

The church was built by the Dominicans in the first half of the 13th century. The lower part of the facade was built in the Romanesque style while the upper part was completed a 100 years later in 1470.




The symbol of Florence





Trinity by Masaccio
Presenting Virgin Mary, St John the Evangelist and two members of the Lanzi family. Virgin Mary is portayed as an older woman here. It is also one of the earliest examples to demonstrate the mastery of perspective in paintings


The Annunciation
John Baptizes Jesus, Adoration of the Three Magi and The Birth of Jesus



Resurrection of Lazarus



The Martyrdom of St Lawrence


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