Opera magazine

Highlights

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OperaLife

The New Catalogue of the Opera del Duomo Museum

A systematic analysis of the artistic heritage in four volumes

Ghiberti ritratto
Oddities

Lorenzo Ghiberti and the Opera del Duomo of Florence: beauty, technique, and thought

From the doors of the Baptistery of San Giovanni to the stained glass windows and the construction sites of Santa Maria ...

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Oddities

Michelangelo and the Dome of Florence: a legacy sculpted in time

From the David to the Bandini Pietà: Michelangelo’s heritage at the core of Renaissance

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Curiosità

The Paths of Stone: From the Heart of the Quarries to Piazza Duomo

Marbles, Rocks, and Clays: The Geography of Skin and Bone for the Cathedral, Baptistery, and Dome.

Opera magazine

Opera Magazine is the online webzine of the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, where you can find insights on our historical, artistic and spiritual heritage.

Here you can find an updated and implemented series of articles on the characters and the most and least known historical events that have traced the over seven centuries old existence of the Opera.

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A journey to discover the meaning of the panels that once adorned Giotto's Bell Tower and that you can now admire at the ...

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An impressive and innovative restoration project to bring new life to 10 million mosaic tiles

Benedetto da Maiano, Monumento funebre di Giotto

Master builder of the Opera del Duomo since 1334, in that same year Giotto began construction of the bell tower that bears ...

falco pellegrino cupola

For over thirty years, a pair of peregrine falcons has inhabited Brunelleschi's Dome, protecting the marbles of Florence ...

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How architects, mathematicians and scientists helped the evolution of science and technology in the construction of the ...

Paco Pena

Paco Peña in concerto con il "Requiem per la Terra" nella Cattedrale di S. Maria del Fiore giovedì 27 novembre alle 21:15.

07 Museo dell'Opera del Duomo,Porta del Paradiso

Il 27 e 28 novembre la Porta del Paradiso del Ghiberti sarà protagonista in un convegno di studi dedicato in Piazza Duomo, ...

Eva Ghiberti Porta del Paradiso

Curiosità

2025-11-03

THE DIVINE BEAUTY OF THE BODY

The Nude in the Masterpieces of the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore