Orsanmichele, Florence, 1349 loggia (1380-1404 upper stories) smarthistoryvideos on Nov 20, 2011 Orsanmichele, Florence, 1349 loggia (1380-1404 upper stories) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth …More
Orsanmichele, Florence, 1349 loggia (1380-1404 upper stories)
smarthistoryvideos on Nov 20, 2011 Orsanmichele, Florence, 1349 loggia (1380-1404 upper stories)
Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
smarthistoryvideos on Nov 20, 2011 Orsanmichele, Florence, 1349 loggia (1380-1404 upper stories)
Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
Orsanmichele (or "Kitchen Garden of St. Michael", from the contraction in Tuscan dialect of the Italian word orto) is a church in the Italian city of Florence. The building was constructed on the site of the kitchen garden of the monastery of San Michele, which is now gone.
Located on the Via Calzaiuoli in Florence, the church was originally built as a grain market[1] in 1337 by Francesco Talenti …More
Orsanmichele (or "Kitchen Garden of St. Michael", from the contraction in Tuscan dialect of the Italian word orto) is a church in the Italian city of Florence. The building was constructed on the site of the kitchen garden of the monastery of San Michele, which is now gone.
Located on the Via Calzaiuoli in Florence, the church was originally built as a grain market[1] in 1337 by Francesco Talenti, Neri di Fioravante, and Benci di Cione. Between 1380 and 1404 it was converted into a church used as the chapel of Florence's powerful craft and trade guilds. On the ground floor of the square building are the 13th century arches that originally formed the loggia of the grain market. The second floor was devoted to offices, while the third housed one of the city's municipal grain storehouses, maintained to withstand famine or siege.[1] Late in the 14th century, the guilds were charged by the city to commission statues of their patron saints to embellish the facades of the church.[1] The sculptures seen today are copies, the originals having been removed to museums (see below).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orsanmichele
Located on the Via Calzaiuoli in Florence, the church was originally built as a grain market[1] in 1337 by Francesco Talenti, Neri di Fioravante, and Benci di Cione. Between 1380 and 1404 it was converted into a church used as the chapel of Florence's powerful craft and trade guilds. On the ground floor of the square building are the 13th century arches that originally formed the loggia of the grain market. The second floor was devoted to offices, while the third housed one of the city's municipal grain storehouses, maintained to withstand famine or siege.[1] Late in the 14th century, the guilds were charged by the city to commission statues of their patron saints to embellish the facades of the church.[1] The sculptures seen today are copies, the originals having been removed to museums (see below).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orsanmichele