| We spent two full intense days sightseeing in Florence, absorbing as much as we could of all its cultural art treasures. Thursday we visited the Church of Santa Maria Novella containing Masaccio�s The Holy Trinity, the first artist incorporating Brunelleschi�s mathematical perspective; the Basilica of San Lorenzo designed by Brunelleschi and considered one of the most harmonious examples of Renaissance architecture; the Academy (Accademia) containing Michelangelo�s David and his four unfinished Prisoners; the Medici Chapels with their lush Chapel of the Princes and New Sacristy containing Michelangelo�s Medici tomb sculptures; and the Duomo Museum (Museo dell� Opera del Duomo) exhibiting original art treasures removed from the Cathedral and Baptistery, such as the restored panels of Ghiberti�s bronze Baptistery East Door, plus Michelangelo�s third Pieta. |
