L'Ostia dei Santi, particolare della sezione della Resurrezione, uno dei mosaici che adornano la cupola di San Il Battistero di Giovanni (San Giovanni), una delle chiese più antiche di Firenze, Italia, il 8 febbraio 2023. I mosaici hanno subito infiltrazioni di acqua piovana, e sono stati danneggiati anche dai terremoti e dall'alluvione che ha devastato la città nel 1966. Il soffitto a mosaico del Battistero di Firenze, un insieme di mosaici che coprono la cupola interna e le absidi, è uno dei cicli più importanti di mosaici italiani medievali, creati tra il 1225 e circa il 1330 su disegno di Major Florent
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The ‘Host of Saints’, detail of the section of ‘The Resurrection’, one of the mosaics that adorn the dome of St. John's Baptistery (San Giovanni), one of the most ancient churches in Florence, Italy, on February 8, 2023. The mosaics have suffered from rainwater infiltration, and have also been damaged by earthquakes and the flood that devastated the city in 1966. The mosaic ceiling of the Florence Baptistery, a set of mosaics covering the internal dome and apses, is one of the most important cycles of medieval Italian mosaics, created between 1225 and around 1330 using designs by major Florentine painters. The octagonal-shaped baptistry is one of the most visible monuments of Florence. It sits opposite the Duomo in Florence’s historic center. Its exterior features an alternating geometric pattern of white Carrara and green Prato marble and three great bronze doors depicting biblical scenes. Inside, however, are spectacular mosaic scenes of The Last Judgment and John the Baptist dating from the 13th century and created using some 10 million pieces of stone and glass, measuring between five to 20 millimetres each, over 1, 000 square meters of dome and wall. They were designed by three generations of artists, including Cimabue, believed to be the painter Giotto’s teacher. Horned Satan, depicted chewing on three sinners while nearby a naked victim roasts on a spit, is widely believed to have been a source of inspiration for the representation of Hell in Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. The six-year restoration project is the first in over a century. The restoration work will be done from an innovative scaffolding shaped like a giant mushroom that will stand for the next six years in the center of the church, and that will be open to visitors allowing them for the first and perhaps only time, to come come face to face with more than 1, 000 square meters of precious mosaics covering the dome. The ‘mushroom’ is a central tower leading up to a 630-square-metre aluminium struc
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