Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
church situated in the Borgo Pinti in central
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany Regions of Italy, region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilan ...
, Region of Tuscany, Italy.
History
Initially founded in 13–14th centuries as a convent; the present structure was enlarged starting 1558, with a radical rebuilding in 1703 by the Baroque artist
Giovanni Battista Foggini
Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) Foggini (25 April 1652 – 12 April 1725) was an Italian sculptor active in Florence, renowned mainly for small bronze statuary.
Biography
Born in Florence, the young Foggini was sent to Rome by the Medici Gran ...
. The ceiling is frescoed with the ''Assumption'' by
Niccolò Lapi
Niccolò Lapi (Florence, c. 1667–1732) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Tuscany.
He is described as a follower of Giordano,Francesco Botti and a ''St Augustine'' by
Jacopo Vignali
Jacopo Vignali (September 5, 1592 – August 3, 1664) was an Italian people, Italian painter of the early Baroque period.
Biography
Vignali was born in Pratovecchio, near Arezzo, and initially trained under Matteo Rosselli. He painted the ceiling ...
. The main altarpiece is an ''Immaculate Conception'' by
Carlo Sacconi
Carlo Sacconi J.U.D. (9 May 1808 – 25 February 1889) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Dean of the College of Cardinals.
Carlo Sacconi was born in Montalto. He was educated at the seminary of Fermo and later at La Sapienza ...
, flanked by a ''Transit of St Joseph'' by Tommaso Redi.
The monastic order was suppressed by the
Napoleonic
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...
occupation, and the adjacent monastery became successively an orphanage, an asylum, and finally a lyceum for training policemen. The
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history
The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD ...
frescoes detached from the refectory depict a ''Last Supper'', ''Annunciation'', and ''Adoration of the Bambino'', formerly attributed to
Franciabigio
Franciabigio (1482 – 24 January 1525) was an Italian painter of the Florentine Renaissance. His true name may have been Francesco di Cristofano; he is also referred to as either Marcantonio Franciabigio or Francia Bigio.
Life and career
He wa ...
, but which some now attribute to
Giovanni Antonio Sogliani
Giovanni Antonio Sogliani (1492 – 17 July 1544) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance, active mainly in Florence.
Life and Work
Giorgio Vasari in his ''Vite'', the main source for Sogliani's biography, claimed that the painter had appr ...