Fodor's Expert Review Ognissanti

Santa Maria Novella Church
Free

The Umiliati owned this architectural hodgepodge of a church before the Franciscans took it over in the mid-16th century. Beyond the fanciful baroque facade by Matteo Nigetti (1560–1649) are a couple of wonderful 15th-century gems. On the right in the nave is the Madonna della Misericordia by Ghirlandaio; a little farther down is Botticelli's St. Augustine in His Study. A companion piece, directly across the way, is Ghirlandaio's St. Jerome. Also worth seeing is the wooden crucifix by Giotto: the colors dazzle. Pass through the rather dreadfully frescoed cloister to view Ghirlandaio's superb Last Supper.

Church Free

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Piazza Ognissanti
Florence, Tuscany  50123, Italy

055-239–8700

chiesaognissanti.it

Sight Details:
Rate Includes: Church free; donation requested for the Last Supper, Check ahead on access to the Last Supper

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