The Ceiling of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Santo Spirito in Florence
February 4, 2009 by Jon Rochetti
Filed under Home & Living
Location: The Basilica of Santa Maria del Santo Spirito (St. Mary of the Holy Spirit)
Destination: Florence
Country: Italy
Year Taken: 2008
Photographer: Scott Ableman
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Called Santo Spirito, it is a one of the best examples of Italian Renaissance architecture.
The ornate building was built during the periods of the late 1400s through the early 1600s.
Michelangelo spent some time at the convent of the basilica in 1492, when he was 17. While there to study drawing and sculpture, he sculpted a wooden crucifix which is still on display.
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