Florence Baptistery

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Baptistery

Florence, Italy

Built in sixth or seventh century, but using some Roman material from a
Temple of Mars

 

over the altar

 

most controversial is the tomb of Pope John XXIII
(he was the unity Pope when there was an attempt to return the papacy from Avignon,
but not in the end recognized by either Rome or Avignon)

 

dome tells the Biblical story from Creation to the Last Judgment

 

mosaics from 1270 -1300

 

mosaic of Christ

 

Zodiac marble floor 1270-1300

 

last look at the outside door by Ghiberti 1403
(originals now in a museum)

Adam and Eve
The Fall and Expulsion
Cain and Abel
The Work

The Flood
The Drunkenness of Noah

The Sacrifice
of Abraham
Esau
The blessing of Isaac and Jacob
Joseph
Sold by his brothers

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