Kirche
Basilica di Santo Spirito
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The church has 38 side chapels (two chapels having been given over to doors), which contain a noteworthy amount of artworks. Michelangelo Buonarroti, when he was seventeen years old, was allowed to make anatomical studies on the corpses coming from the convent's hospital; in exchange, he sculpted a wooden crucifix which was placed over the high altar. Today the crucifix is in the octagonal sacristy that can be reached from the west aisle of the church.
The church has 38 side chapels (two chapels having been given over to doors), which contain a noteworthy amount of artworks. Michelangelo Buonarroti, when he was seventeen years old, was allowed to make anatomical studies on the corpses coming from the convent's hospital; in exchange, he sculpted a…
Most people don't know is that the Basilica of Santa Maria del Santo Spirito was being designed by Brunelleschi, but he did not have time to finish it and its facade is left with a simple design.
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Standort
30 Piazza Santo Spirito
Firenze, Toscana