The year is 1401. In Florence, Italy, the wealthy cloth merchants’ guild – the Arte di Calimala – is sponsoring a design contest. The winner will get the job of making a set of new doors for the Baptistery of Saint John. It’s a big deal. The artist who wins the contest will be highly esteemed and famous forever. Continue reading “Il Contesto – The Contest”
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Nighttime in Florence
Emerging from our cozy little restaurant into the dark, wet streets of Florence , we were happy to discover that the rain had stopped. In fact, we were just plain happy. Dinner was so good and so much fun – not the first time that’s happened in Italy. Now it’s time to take a walk and see what nighttime in Florence looks like. Continue reading “Nighttime in Florence”
