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SS. Annunziata
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Address: Piazza SS. Annunziata
Zone: Centro
Phone: 0552398034
You can find frescoed by Masters of the Florentine school: Andrea del Sarto, Franciabigio, Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino
Location and History
Dating from the mid-13th century, this church was restructured in 1447 by Michelozzo. The church is entered from the Piassa SS.Annunziata.
Description
At the entrance there is a portico which dates back to the seventeenth century. Past the portico, one enters the Chiostrino dei Voti with frescoes by Andrea del Sarto, Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino. The "Chiostro dei Morti" (Cloister of the Dead) can also be visited on request. There one can see the important fresco by Andrea del Sarto: the "Madonna del Sacco" (1525). The interior is a rarity for Florence: a sumptuous example of the baroque. The Cappella dell'Annunziata, immediately inside the entrance to the left, contains the picture of the Annunciation. According to legend, this appeared on the wall at the time of the Virgin Mary.
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