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Guido Carocci (16 September 1851 - 20 September 1916) was an Italian historian of Florence and its historic buildings. He was born and died in the Florence. When he was born Florence was the capital of the
''Gli affreschi di Andrea del Castagno nella villa Pandolfini presso Firenze''
Bollettino d'Arte, 8, 1907 * G. Carocci
''Il Museo di S. Marco di Firenze ed alcuni suoi nuovi acquisti''
Bollettino d'Arte, 10, 1911 Italian architectural historians Directors of museums in Italy 1851 births 1916 deaths Writers from the Grand Duchy of Tuscany Writers from Florence History of Florence {{Italy-historian-stub
Guido Carocci (16 September 1851 - 20 September 1916) was an Italian historian of Florence and its historic buildings. He was born and died in the Florence. When he was born Florence was the capital of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany ( it, Granducato di Toscana; la, Magnus Ducatus Etruriae) was an Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Republic of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence. In th ...
. He was also director of its National Museum of San Marco and fought the destruction of the city centre by the building works of the ''Risanamento''. He is buried in the Cimitero di Soffiano.
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* G. Carocci''Gli affreschi di Andrea del Castagno nella villa Pandolfini presso Firenze''
Bollettino d'Arte, 8, 1907 * G. Carocci
''Il Museo di S. Marco di Firenze ed alcuni suoi nuovi acquisti''
Bollettino d'Arte, 10, 1911 Italian architectural historians Directors of museums in Italy 1851 births 1916 deaths Writers from the Grand Duchy of Tuscany Writers from Florence History of Florence {{Italy-historian-stub