Street Tabernacles in FlorenceSveta Batalina is a photographer, a traveller, a great lover of Italian culture, traditions, cuisine and spiritual heritage. The photographer says: "I admire these tabernacles not only as an open-air art museum, but as a manifestation of the still living tradition of the popular devotion of Florentines, who saved their faith in God despite all the temptations of our modern times. Street sacred images deeply touched my soul with their natural and sometimes naive religiosity. This sincere admiration aroused my interest, so I started to shoot and collect information, which resulted in this book." |
Contents
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Section 2 | 26 |
Section 3 | 34 |
Section 4 | 53 |
Section 5 | 70 |
Section 6 | 100 |
Section 7 | 104 |
Section 8 | 142 |
Section 9 | 147 |
Section 10 | 156 |
Section 11 | 159 |
Section 12 | 164 |
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16th century Via 18th century 18th century Piazza aedicule decorates Amici dei Musei ancient Andrea Annunciation Annunciazione Antonio Rossellino artist Bargello Baroque Baroque fresco century Costa century Via Palazzuolo century Via San cherubs Chiesa church Cimatori Compagnia copy corner with Borgo Cosimo Ulivelli damaged Desiderio da Settignano Domenico Puligo early 18th century façade of Casa framed with pietra Francesco fresco The Virgin Giorgio Giovanni Battista Giovanni da San Giovanni della Robbia Jacopo del Casentino John the Baptist Latin inscription living house Madonna col Bambino Madonna with Child Montiloro Musei Fiorentini Niccolò di Pietro Orsanmichele painted the fresco Palazzo Peter of Verona pietra serena aedicule pietra serena frame Pietro Gerini placed Puccio di Simone relief The Virgin sacred images Saint San Giovanni San Martino San Zanobi Sant'Agostino Santa Maria Santi shrine was restored stone aedicule street tabernacles Sveta Batalina tabernacle was restored Tabernacolo terracotta relief Virgin with Child wall wooden frame