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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 04/06/2026 16:39:00

A quietly extraordinary church and former Dominican convent in Florence, the Basilica of San Marco is best known for the cycle of frescoes painted on its cell walls in the 1430s and 1440s by Fra Angelico, who lived as a friar in the building while he worked. The basilica and adjoining museum together offer one of the most distinctive Renaissance experiences in the city. The original church on the site was rebuilt for the Dominicans by Michelozzo in the 1430s with the financial support of Cosimo...