San Martino a Gangalandi is a

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parish (pieve) church in the Gangalandi neighborhood of

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in the region of

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. It is located via Leon Battista Alberti. Adjacent to the church is a small Museo Vicariale (Vicarial Museum) displaying some works of art.

History

The church in this district was first documented by 1108. A church was first erected in a Romanesque-style in the 12th-century as an oratory for a Marian confraternity apparently established following the visit to Florence of Saint Peter Martyr. The dedication to

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suggests an earlier Carolingian and Frankish foundation. The church underwent a refurbishment in the 15th century by the Renaissance architect

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. Midway along the left flank is a slim tall bell tower. The interior is notable for frescoes (1433) in the chapel of the Baptistry by

Bicci di Lorenzo Bicci di Lorenzo (1373–1452) was an Italian painter and sculptor, active in Florence. He was born in Florence in 1373, the son of the painter, Lorenzo di Bicci, whose workshop he joined. He married in 1418, and in 1424 was registered in the G ...

. The 15th-century baptismal font has sculpted marble reliefs. Other paintings in the interior include: *''Five Saints'' by Pietro Salvestrini *''Madonna and Child between St Lawrence and the Guardian Angel'' attributed to Antonio del Ceraiolo *''Virgin of the Assumption between Saints Charles Borromeo, Bartholomew, Francis and Martin'' (1615) by

Matteo Rosselli Matteo Rosselli (10 August 1578 – 18 January 1650) was an Italian painter of the late Florentine Counter- Mannerism and early Baroque. He is best known however for his highly populated grand-manner historical paintings. Biography He first app ...

*''San Cristoforo'' (fresco left wall) *''Life of St Donnino'' (13th-century) *''Annunciation'' attributed to

Domenico Passignano Domenico Passignano (1559 – 17 May 1638), born Domenico Cresti or Crespi, was an Italian painter of a late- Renaissance or Counter-''Maniera'' (Counter-Mannerism) style that emerged in Florence towards the end of the 16th century. Biography ...

, derived from Oratory of Santissima Annunziata *''Tomb of Agnolo Pandolfini'' (1421) *''Death of St Joseph'' by Francesco Conti The adjacent museum, established in 1986 with the financing by the Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze, displays a ''Madonna of the Humility'' (circa 1405) painted by Lorenzo Monaco. There is also a

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attributed to Lorenzo di Bicci and to his son Bicci di Lorenzo: the panels depict ''Virgin giving her girdle to Saint Thomas'' in the center, flanked by Saints Nicholas of Bari, Andrew, John the Baptist, and Anthony the Abbot. The museum displays a ''Madonna and Child'' by

Jacopo del Sellaio Jacopo del Sellaio (1441/42–1493), was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance, active in his native Florence. His real name was Jacopo di Arcangelo. He worked in an eclectic style based on those of Botticelli, Filippino Lippi, and Domenico ...

. Three panels depicting the ''Decollation of John the Baptist between Saints Francis of Paola and Carlo Borromeo'' attributed to

Filippo Paladini Filippo Paladino (1544 -1614) was an Italian painter. Biography He was born near Florence in Tuscany and remained there until circa 1586 when he was imprisoned and subsequently exiled to Malta. From there, he moved to Sicily where he was active ...

.Piccoli e Grandi Musei
website, entry on museum.

References

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