• orsanmichele.JPG Orsanmichele's unique history as a site that has radically changed function over the centuries is infinitely interesting.
  • Orsanmichele's statuary is a relic of the fierce devotion and pride of Florentine trades, and a reminder that great art often arises out of a competitive climate.
  • What makes Orsanmichele virtually outstanding is its inner, superior with a development of complex sanctuaries accommodations fashions of holy people.
  • Orsanmichele is a unique Gothic building set into the very heart of Florence: splendid views of the old city are framed by the large biforas on the top floor.
  • The patron saints of the individual guilds, massed together on the four sides of the building, thus became the patron saints of the church of Orsanmichele itself.
  • Orsanmichele, view. The Florentine building known as Orsanmichele was one of the most important places for sculpture in the early Renaissance years.
  • This church of Orsanmichele was originally the grain market. ... Inside the church of Orsanmichele is a jewel of Gothic art, the tabernacle by Orcagna (1355).
  • The reopening is scheduled for December 23, 2019. Orsanmichele is a rather long name for a church, comprised of three different words all compressed into one.
  • Orsanmichele is one of Florence's most artistically cherished churches! ... FUN FACT: Orsanmichele still has curious traces of its past as a grain market.
  • The unique church, Orsanmichele (Or San Michele), was originally built to store grain in 1337, but it was converted into a church between 1380 and 1404.