Florence Trip Overview
Visit the San Marco Museum, located in a former monastery founded in the 13th century and that today houses frescoes by Ghirlandaio, Fray Bartolomé, as well as many paintings of his followers.
One of the highlights of the museum is the Annunciation fresco on top of the staircase leading to the dormitories, a symbol of purity, obedience, and faith.
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Duration: 90 to 120 minutes
Starts: Florence, Italy
Trip Category: Sightseeing Tickets & Passes >> Attraction Tickets
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Visit the San Marco Museum, located in a former monastery founded in the 13th century and that today houses frescoes by Ghirlandaio, Fray Bartolomé, as well as many paintings of his followers.
One of the highlights of the museum is the Annunciation fresco on top of the staircase leading to the dormitories, a symbol of purity, obedience, and faith.
Complete your experience with audio self-guided tour of Florence.
The tour is available in the Lokimo app.
It includes ready-to-go itinerary, GPS navigation, descriptions, tips and advices
Visit: Museo di San Marco, Piazza di San Marco 3, 50121, Florence Italy
The San Marco Museum is located in a former monastery founded in the 13th century.
Today the museum houses frescoes by Ghirlandaio, Fray Bartolomé, as well as many paintings of his followers. The dormitory cells are fully decorated with frescoes by Beato Angelico, not to mention those which belonged to Cosimo the Elder, the tycoon of the Medici family who paid for the rebuilding of the Church as well as the monastery, which were falling apart in the 15th century.
One of the highlights of the museum is the Annunciation fresco on top of the staircase leading to the dormitories, a symbol of purity, obedience, and faith. Very impacting is the Library Hall, also commissioned to Michelozzo and considered one of the best examples of Renaissance interiors, with its arcades supported by narrow pillars with Ionic capitals.
