The Church of Santissima Annunziata, built in 1250 by the Order of Servites (Servants of Mary), is considered the center of Santissima Annunziata Square. This basilica received its current appearance in 1444 - 1477, undergoing reconstruction under the leadership of Michelozzo and Leon Battista Alberti. Features of the Baroque style appeared in the church until the XVIII century, which gave the basilica an unexpectedly festive look. Today the church houses a small museum of painting, also called the "Monastery of Vows". It preserves such famous frescoes as "The Ascension of the Madonna" by Rosso Fiorentino, "The Annunciation" by Jacopo Pontormo and "The Engagement of Mary" by Franchabiggio. The frescoes of Andrea del Sarto "The Birth of Mary" and "The Arrival of the Magi in Bethlehem" are particularly elegant.
The western side of the square is occupied by the loggia dei Servi di Maria, built between 1516 and 1525 according to the design of Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and Baccio d? Anolo for the Beggar's Order of the Servants of Mary.
Intertwined letters S, a sign of the Order of the Servants of Mary, have been preserved on the pediments of the loggia. Now here is a hotel.
On the south side attracts the attention of the palazzo Grifoni-Budini-Gattai. It is an outstanding example of Florentine palace architecture of the Renaissance. Ugolino Grifoni, secretary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I, commissioned the architect Bartolomeo Ammannati to build it in 1561-1564. The Budini Gattai family, who bought the building in 1890, underwent a complete renovation of the interiors. Many of the rooms, decorated and decorated with frescoes, are some of the most remarkable and at the same time the best surviving examples of the interior decoration of high-class buildings in Florence at the turn of the century.
The most interesting building, in my opinion, is the Orphanage, but I will prepare a separate page about it. In the center of the square is a monument to Grand Duke Ferdinando I.
This is one of the last works of Giambologna, who has already achieved international recognition for his equestrian statues. The equestrian monument to the Grand Duke Ferdinando I began to be made by Giambologna, and was completed after his death by his worthy disciple P? Etro Takka in 1608. The sculpture was cast in bronze in 1602, and all work on the monument was completed in 1607. Part of the bronze on the monument was used from the guns of Turkish galleys captured by the Knights of the Military Order of St. Stephen. The monument was erected in October 1608 in honor of Cosimo II's marriage to Mary Magdalene of Austria.
But in addition to the monument, there are two very unusual sculptures in the square, which can not be missed. These are the fountains of del Tacca. Two fountains depicting sea monsters are located on opposite sides of the square of Santissima Annunziata. They were installed in 1641. Author - P?
Etro Takca - worked on them since 1627 with two students - Bartolomeo Salvini and Francesco Maria Bandini. These sculptures are considered masterpieces among the works of Mannerists for their beauty and harmony, the use of various marine symbols - shells, fish, algae and masks. The author's signature (PETRUS TACC) can be seen on each of the fountains.
The western side of the square is occupied by the loggia dei Servi di Maria, built between 1516 and 1525 according to the design of Antonio da Sangallo the Elder and Baccio d? Anolo for the Beggar's Order of the Servants of Mary.
Intertwined letters S, a sign of the Order of the Servants of Mary, have been preserved on the pediments of the loggia. Now here is a hotel.
On the south side attracts the attention of the palazzo Grifoni-Budini-Gattai. It is an outstanding example of Florentine palace architecture of the Renaissance. Ugolino Grifoni, secretary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I, commissioned the architect Bartolomeo Ammannati to build it in 1561-1564. The Budini Gattai family, who bought the building in 1890, underwent a complete renovation of the interiors. Many of the rooms, decorated and decorated with frescoes, are some of the most remarkable and at the same time the best surviving examples of the interior decoration of high-class buildings in Florence at the turn of the century.
The most interesting building, in my opinion, is the Orphanage, but I will prepare a separate page about it. In the center of the square is a monument to Grand Duke Ferdinando I.
This is one of the last works of Giambologna, who has already achieved international recognition for his equestrian statues. The equestrian monument to the Grand Duke Ferdinando I began to be made by Giambologna, and was completed after his death by his worthy disciple P? Etro Takka in 1608. The sculpture was cast in bronze in 1602, and all work on the monument was completed in 1607. Part of the bronze on the monument was used from the guns of Turkish galleys captured by the Knights of the Military Order of St. Stephen. The monument was erected in October 1608 in honor of Cosimo II's marriage to Mary Magdalene of Austria.
But in addition to the monument, there are two very unusual sculptures in the square, which can not be missed. These are the fountains of del Tacca. Two fountains depicting sea monsters are located on opposite sides of the square of Santissima Annunziata. They were installed in 1641. Author - P?
Etro Takca - worked on them since 1627 with two students - Bartolomeo Salvini and Francesco Maria Bandini. These sculptures are considered masterpieces among the works of Mannerists for their beauty and harmony, the use of various marine symbols - shells, fish, algae and masks. The author's signature (PETRUS TACC) can be seen on each of the fountains.
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