Ognissanti

This church is located north of the Arno and in the western part of the old town.  It truly glistens.  As with several other churches, it boasts a trompe l-oeil ceiling, a two dimensional surface painted to look as though it is carved and ...

Went on a tour to Chiesa Ognisantti with intructor Monica from the language school. The 13th century church has a not to terribly impressive Baroqua fascade but what makes it worth seeing is the amazing optical illusion created in the murals ...

... easy. In fact, I ended giving another girl - perhaps italian or South American - directions to Ponte Vecchio.   I found Borgo Ognissanti 64.  I had arranged to meet the agents outside the apartment at 10am.  I was early. While waiting, I ...

... as we had a lot to do that day. First we would check out of Croce di Malta, then walk a short distance to Piazza Ognissanti, where the Westin Excelsior stands majestically on the east side of the piazza, the Westin Grand Hotel on the west side, the Church ...

... the Florentine Cathedral. I walked back to the hotel via the Amerigo Vespucci Bridge, turning right and heading through the Piazza Ognissanti, giving the Westin Excelsior a sideways glance as I went by, never imagining I would ever be able to stay there ...

... him and also the patrons, Sassetti and his wife kneeling at the corners.  I then headed along the river to the Piazza Ognissanti, a lovely piazza with two of the most famous hotels in Florence, The Excelsior and The Grand at opposite ends, with the ...

... da Vinci (The Annunciation, The Adoration of the Magi), Sandro Botticelli (Primavera, The Adoration of the Magi), Giotto (The Ognissanti Madonna, Badia Polyptych), Titian (Flora, Venus of Urbino), Raphael (Pope Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de' Medici and ...

... and historical buildings were opened to the public along the route of our walk. I was able to see museums like the Palazzo Ognissanti and the Museo di Scienza Storia (Museum of the history of science) which was a treat since you usually have to pay to ...

... Urbino, Micehlangelos The Holy Family (the first break with the convention of showing Christ on the Virgin's lap) and Giotto's The Ognissanti Madonna (where his grasp of spatial depth in this altar piece was a milestone in the mastery of perspective) and ...

... could not get the best picture of the façade of the church as the square was being dug up. At the next church, Ognissanti, the Last Supper by Ghirlandaio was in a part inaccessible without permission of the abbot, which of course we did not ...

... started at our favorite patisserie, no pistachio pastries available this morning, bummer.   We stopped at Chiesa San Salvatore Ognissanti, a small church.  We had stopped in here our first night and listened to a young male soprano and nun ...