Santa Felicita Church
Santa Felicita Church
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Piazza di Santa Felicita, 50125 Firenze, Italia
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Just a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio, on the left bank of the Arno is Santa Felicita. The church was built during the Romanesque period over an early Christian (V century) cemeterial basilica (a few fragments of epigraphs from the original building are visible on the side of the church). Vasari’s Corridor (the elevated passageway connecting Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti) runs above a section of the portico. The corridor is clearly visible from the inside, along with coretto – the private tribune with a grate - from which the Medici family could attend services without being disturbed, or observed. The interior, that was decorated in the eighteen century, conserves an extraordinary masterpiece of Florentine Mannerism in the first chapel on the right: the Deposition by Pontormo. The altarpiece that was painted in total isolation around 1525 is filled with unforgettable figures, that seem to be blown from glass, suspended in a painful, metaphysical silence pervaded by a timeless light. The frescoed Annunciation is also by Pontormo.
art site
Piazza di Santa Felicita, 50125 Firenze, Italia
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Just a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio, on the left bank of the Arno is Santa Felicita. The church was built during the Romanesque period over an early Christian (V century) cemeterial basilica (a few fragments of epigraphs from the original building are visible on the side of the church). Vasari’s Corridor (the elevated passageway connecting Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti) runs above a section of the portico. The corridor is clearly visible from the inside, along with coretto – the private tribune with a grate - from which the Medici family could attend services without being disturbed, or observed. The interior, that was decorated in the eighteen century, conserves an extraordinary masterpiece of Florentine Mannerism in the first chapel on the right: the Deposition by Pontormo. The altarpiece that was painted in total isolation around 1525 is filled with unforgettable figures, that seem to be blown from glass, suspended in a painful, metaphysical silence pervaded by a timeless light. The frescoed Annunciation is also by Pontormo.
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E) Costume jewelry and custom-made footwear Guided and free fashion tours from 3,30 to 6,30 p.m. Reservations required - tel. + 390 055 23 40 742; fax + 30 055 24 41 45 prenotazioni@cscsigma.it * The accessibility for the disabled can't be assured cause the Itineraries involve places not necessarily submitted to the current specific laws.