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Cathedral and Baptistry of Santa Maria del F iore in Florence

Cathedral and Baptistry of Santa Maria del F iore in Florence. Overview. Basilica of Saint Mary the Flower or the Duomo Construction began: 1296 Architect: Arnolfo di Cambio Construction ended: 1436 Architect: Filippo Brunelleschi Located in Piazza del Duomo

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Cathedral and Baptistry of Santa Maria del F iore in Florence

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  1. Cathedral and Baptistryof Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence

  2. Overview • Basilica of Saint Mary the Flower or the Duomo • Construction began: 1296 • Architect: ArnolfodiCambio • Construction ended: 1436 • Architect: Filippo Brunelleschi • Located in Piazza del Duomo • Includes Baptistry, Giotto’s Campanile, and the Dome

  3. Facade

  4. Baptistryof St. John • Constructed between 1059 and 1128 • Influenced by architects such as Francesco Talenti, Leon Battista Alberti, and Filippo Brunelleschi • Three sets of bronze doors: south, north, and east • East doors named “Gates of Paradise” by Michelangelo

  5. Gates of Paradise

  6. Mosaic CeilingsBaptistry vs. Duomo • Covering of the Baptistry ceiling led by Franciscan friar Jacopo Torriti • Vasari's fresco in the Duomo begun in 1568, and completed by Federico Zuccaro in 1579 • Depict Last Judgement • Include biblical stories of angels, Mary, Christ, Joseph, and John the Baptist

  7. Giotto’s Campanile • Designed by Giotto • Seven bells • Built by Giotto, Pisano, and Talenti • Completed in 1359

  8. The Dome • Largest dome when completed in 1436 • Inner shell and outer shell with staircase in between leading to the lantern • Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi

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