Tabernacle at the corner of Via Isole delle Stinche and Via Ghibellina
Via Isole delle Stinche corner with Via Ghibellina The tabernacles of FLOrence THE TABERNACLE Tabernacle of the Stinche Located at the corner of Via Isole delle Stinche and Via Ghibellina, the Tabernacolo delle Stinche is an authentic historical and artistic treasure of Florence. Built in 1616, it was originally designed to adorn the outer wall […]
Ponte Vecchio Downstream Plaque of 1333
Downstream Ponte Vecchio flood 1333 THE MARBLE PLAQUES OF FLORENCE THE PLAQUE DOWNSTREAM Memory and Urban Context As you walk along the Ponte Vecchio, where rows of goldsmiths’ shops break to form a small square, you come across two ancient plaques in pietraforte stone. Like silent sentinels, these stones tell a story of destruction and […]
Tabernacle at the corner of Via Incontri and Via della Pietra
Via Incontri corner with Via della Pietra the Tabernacles of florence THE TABERNACLE Tabernacle In the wide space leading to Villa I Cancelli, between Incontri Street and Pietra Street, stands a tabernacle steeped in Medieval history. These religious objects, also documented in sixteenth-century maps from the Historical Archive of the Municipality of Fiesole, serve as […]
Tabernacle at via dell’Anguillara, corner via dell’Acqua
Via dell’Anguillara, corner of Via dell’Acqua The tabernacles of Florence THE TABERNACLE Tabernacle Leaving behind Piazza San Firenze and heading down Via dell’Anguillara towards Santa Croce, you arrive at the intersection with Via dell’Acqua. Dominating this crossroads, on the corners of the surrounding buildings, are two tabernacles, facing each other. Among these, the first to […]
Tabernacle at Villa Palmieri – via Boccaccio
Via Boccaccio The tabernacles of FLOrence THE TABERNACLE Tabernacle Inside the stone niche, enclosed by an iron grille with twisted cords, until recently, traces of the original mural painting were visible, depicting a Madonna with Child holding a flower, inspired by sixteenth-century models. Now, the inside of the niche houses a delightful panel, painted using […]
Tabernacle at viale Montanelli
via G. MOntanelli, 1 the tabernacles of florence THE TABERNACLE In 1966 At the intersection of Via G. Montanelli and Via Guelfa, there is a four-story building that, near the corner of the two streets, features the curved niche of a tabernacle. Its placement, which took place in 1966, appears to have been a gift […]
Tabernacle at Torrino di Santa Rosa
TORRINO SANTA ROSA the tabernacle of florence THE TABERNACLE Tabernacle The tabernacle houses a fresco depicting the Pietà with the Madonna, Saints John the Evangelist, and Mary Magdalene. The fresco was commissioned by the Compagnia dei Laici to adorn the facade of the Oratory of Santa Rosa. Initially attributed to Domenico Ghirlandaio and his circle […]
tabernacle at Via di Montughi
Tabernacle at via dell’Albero corner via della Scala
Via dell’albero corner Via della Scala the tabernacles of florence THE TABERNACLE Madonna del Giglio The tabernacle houses a “Our Lady of the Lilies” made in the 1950s by Pellegrino Banella at the request of the “Committee for City Aesthetics” to fill the empty tabernacle. He thus made a concrete bas-relief depicting a young virgin […]
tabernacolo pratolini-san francesco
VIALE VASCO PRATOLINI corner VIA S. FRANCESCO DI PAOLA the tabernacle of florence THE TABERNACLE Natività con l’Eterno Padre From the heaven of the imbotte God the Father, seated amidst clouds and angelic heads that transcend the boundaries of the faux architectural frames, leans down to look at the all-worldly dimension acquired by the newborn […]