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  • The Baptistry dome interior has spectacular mosaics, still very Byzantine in style, made during the 13th century.  I have not seen any attribution to any one artist, though it is said that the painter Coppo di Marcovaldo made some of the cartoons.
    Baptistry_mosaic_dome_ITA201012--000...jpg
  • Quatrefoil bronze panel by Andrea Pisano for the south doors of the Florence Baptistry.  1329-36.  St. John baptizing his disciples.
    Florence-Baptistry-Pisano-door-panel...jpg
  • Overall view of Ghiberti's "Gates of Heaven" on the Baptistry, with  marble sculpture of Jesus being baptized by St. John, made in 1505  by Andrea Sansovino (c1467-1529).  The angel looking on is a later 18th century work by a lesser sculptor, Innocenzo Spinazzi.  The gold doors in place are replicas of the originals which are kept in the museum.
    Florence_Baptistry_door_replica_ITA2...jpg
  • Woman tourist with white or blonde hair looking through the protective fence in front of Ghiberti's "Gates of Paradise", Florence Baptistry.  The in situ panels are copies, while the originals are in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo being restored.
    Florence_Baptistry_ITA201012-203.jpg
  • Telephoto detail of a band of archangels, cherubim, and serphim in the mosaics of the Florence Baptistry of St. John.
    Baptistry_mosaic_dome_archangels_ITA...jpg
  • The Baptistry is also Romanesque, built in the 11th and 12th centuries.  Horse drawn carriages wait for passengers in the Piazza del Duomo, north side of the Baptistry,  Three carriages with horses and drivers have taken on passengers and are about to leave.  A few pedestrians are scattered about.
    Horses_carriages_piazza_Duomo_ITA201...jpg
  • There are many postcard views of Florence and the Duomo, so it's not easy to be different.  One of the standard viewpoints is from the Piazzale Michelangelo, a hub for tourists, buses, and souvenir sellers.  The Duomo, Campanile, Baptistry, and Palazzo Vecchio are all visible.
    Florence_cityscape_ITA201012-129.jpg
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