The Dante funeral mask, once thought real, is now believed a lost sculptural portrait. Donated to Florence in 1911, found in Ravenna in 1830.
Michelangelo wanted a prominent frame without a gallery: an essemptial, simple architecture to accentuate the size of the dome!
Santa reparata was destroyed only at the end of the XIV century when works for the edification of the new one were going on.
Located along the Arno River, Pisa boasts a rich history and a glorious past as a maritime republic.