by Dianne Hales | Feb 4, 2020 | art, art history, Books, books on Italy, Florence, history, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Six hundred years ago, in 1420, construction began on one of the world’s architectural marvels: the long-unfinished dome of Florence’s Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Winning the commission for this task proved almost as challenging as the work itself for Filippo...