San Giovanni in Firenze in Cittΰ Metropolitana di Firenze, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
Chiesa e Museo di Orsanmichele
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The Church and Museum of Orsanmichele
Inscription.
Costruzione della prima metΰ del 1300 ad opera di vari architetti: Andrea Pisano, Francesco Talenti, Neri Fioravanti, Benci di Cione ed altri. Il piano basso era un mercato del grano, gli archi erano aperti e dove ora c'θ la Chiesa era una grande loggia che fu chiusa all'inizio del 1400 quando prevalse il culto per un' immagine miracolosa della Madonna. I due piani superiori servivano come magazzini del grano. Le Arti fiorentine, centro della vita economica e politica della Repubblica fiorentina nel 1300 e 1400, abbellirono i pilastri esterni con Tabernacoli e con le Statue dei loro Santi patroni; ne furono autori i massimi artisti del tempo, realizzando la piω bella e importante antologia della grande scultura dal Tardo Gotico al Rinascimento. Gli originali delle Statue sono conservati nel Museo al primo piano. Alla Madonna, fu eretto da Andrea Orcagna il magnifico Tabernacolo di marmo che si vede all'interno.
via dell'Arte della Lana, facciata Ovest
Tabernacolo dell' Arte del Cambio
San Matteo Lorenzo Ghiberti 1422
Tabernacolo dell' Arte della Lana Andrea Pisano 1340
Santo Stefano Lorenzo Ghiberti 1429
Tabernacolo dell'Arte dei Fabbri e Maniscalchi
Sant Eligio Nanni di Banco 1421
Portali d'ingresso alla Chiesa Lorenzo Ghiberti 1420
Built in the first half of the 14th century from the architects Andrea Pisano, Francesco Talenti, Neri di Fioravante and Benci di Cione, the open loggia was used for the sale of the grain. The building has two upper storeys that it was used as a granary. Due to the growth of devotion for an image of the Madonna, the loggia was closed in, involving elegant mullioned windows in late gothic style and stained glass. The tabernacles around the outside were assigned to the Florentine Guilds, center of the economic activity of Florence and integral part of its democratic governament in the 14th and 15th centuries. These institutions commissioned sculptures of their patron saints for the tabernacles. Orsanmichele became then the most beautiful collections of sculptures by the greatest artist of late Gothic and Renaissance. The original sculptures are housed in the Museum, in the upper floor. Inside the church, Andrea Orcagna built a monumental marble altar for the Madonna delle Grazie.
Side of via Arte della Lana (West)
Tabernacle of the Guild of Exchange
Saint Matthew Lorenzo Ghiberti 1422
Tabernacle of the Wool Guild Andrea Pisano 1340
Saint Stephen Lorenzo Ghiberti 1429
Tabernacle of the Guild of Smiths
Saint Eligius Nanni di Banco 1421
Portals of the Church Lorenzo Ghiberti 1420
Erected by
Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities; Special Superintendent of the Florentine Museum Complex.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1325.
Location. 43° 46.237′ N, 11° 15.289′ E. Marker is in Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), in Cittΰ Metropolitana di Firenze. It is in San Giovanni. It is at the intersection of Via Lamberti and Via dell'Arte della Lana, on the right when traveling west on Via Lamberti. The marker is at the southwest corner of the museum buliding. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Firenze, Toscana 50123, Italy. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Il Porcellino / The Metal Pig (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Angela Todesco Benedetti (about 90 meters away); Firenze Piazza della Signoria / Florence Piazza della Signoria (about 120 meters away); Site of the Execution of Girolamo Savonarola (about 120 meters away); Oratorio dei Buonomini di San Martino / Order of the Good Men of Saint Martin (about 150 meters away); Vasco Pratolini (about 150 meters away); Torre della Castagna / Chestnut Tower (about 180 meters away); Chiesa di Santa Margherita in Santa Maria dei Ricci (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Firenze.
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Photographed by Guido Castelli66 (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons, September 26, 2021
3. Chiesa e Museo di Orsanmichele
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