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One of the lesser-known wonders of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is its floor: history, curiosities and reasons ...

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Oddities

2024-02-02

The Candlemas

History and meaning of an ancient religious festivity.

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Attracted by the Golden Ball of Verrocchio, dozens of electrical jolts rained down on the Cathedral. Many of these events ...

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Oddities

2023-09-29

Verrocchio's Golden Ball

History of the star that shines above the dome of the Florence Cathedral

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History and interpretation of a fourteenth-century masterpiece by Tino di CamainoHistory and interpretation of a fourteenth-century ...

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Discovering the series of huge statues that adorn the interior of the Cathedral, by the best sculptors of the Florentine ...

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Masterpiece of silver, gold and enamels of Gothic and Renaissance art

 Donatello, Maddalena