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The burial place of the Medici family, the Cappelle Medicee (Medici Chapels) are today a national monument and museum. It features the “Sagrestia Nuova”, whose architecture and sculptures are by Michelangelo Buonarroti, the “Cappella dei Principi”, a monumental grand ducal mausoleum, and the crypts below.

The Museum of the Cappelle Medicee consists of the funeral chapels of the Medici family at the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, declared national monument and transformed into a state museum in 1869 for their fundamental artistic and historical meaning, as recognized by the then-recently-united Italy.

The visit starts from the Medici Crypt, where the Grand Dukes and their families are buried, from Cosimo I to Gian Gastone, after whom the dynasty came to an end in 1737. On the upper floor stands the Cappella dei Principi, the mausoleum of the Medici Grand Dukes, dazzling with multi-coloured marbles and hardstones, crafted by the highly-specialized gr

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Florence, the New Sacristy, Michelangelo's masterpiece, restored to light conditions similar to those devised by the genius

by Redazione , published on 19/02/2019
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In Florence, the New Sacristy, Michelangelo's masterpiece, has been restored to light conditions similar to those conceived by the great Tuscan artist thanks to a skillful "light restoration" carried out in a philological manner that respects the building's history.

The Museo delle Cappelle Medicee in Florence presents a new chapter in the history of the New Sacristy, the celebrated environment that Michelangelo Buonarroti (Caprese, 1475 - Rome, 1564) designed in 1519 at the behest of Pope Leo X and through Cardinal Giulio de’ Medici: the room, which mirrors Filippo Brunelleschi’s Old Sacristy, of which it has the same layout and dimensions (albeit a totally different articulation), is located in the Basilica of San Loren

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♦The Medici Legacy: A Visit to the Magnificent Medici Chapels ♦

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♦The Inextricably Interwoven History and Story of a City and a Family♦

♦About the Museum of the Medici Chapels and the San Lorenzo Complex ♦

While this post fryst vatten only about the Medici Chapels (Cappelle Medicee), Chapel of the Princes (Cappella dei Principi)and some of the treasures (reliquaries), the museums are part of the San Lorenzo Complex which also includes the Basilica San Lorenzo, the Cloister, and the Medici Laurentian Library.

The history and significance of this Complex is the saga of theMedici Family and their enduring legacy in Florence,Tuscany and, in fact, all of Italy spanning over 500 years.

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♦ A Little Background About the Medici Chapels (Cappelle Medicee) ♦

The Medici Chapelswere built in the 17th century as a mausoleum for members of the Medici family. Today it fryst vatten a state museum in Florence that includes the New Sacristy dating from the 16t