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Der Florenzianer
The Dome gives home to all beauty in Florence
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Beauty externalised
Beauty externalised
Transformation of an ugly entling into a beautiful swan
André Horstmann
Mar 20, 2020
A female saint of Florencecathedral
A female saint of Florencecathedral
Archeological excavations under the actual Santa Maria del Fiore confirmed the existence of an earlier Christian church with smaller size…
André Horstmann
Mar 18, 2020
Santa Maria del Fiore — Florence, Italy
Santa Maria del Fiore — Florence, Italy
Greatness
André Horstmann
Mar 17, 2020
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The renaissance of Michelangelo
The renaissance of Michelangelo
Can it be, that such a successful movement like the Florentine Renaissance tried to copy itself? And that only one generation later? The…
André Horstmann
Aug 13, 2017
Why was Lorenzo Ghiberti successful?
Why was Lorenzo Ghiberti successful?
Ghiberti was always described as a clever man with the energy of an entrepreneur who ruled one of the biggest pre-industrial factories in…
André Horstmann
Aug 11, 2017
A Saint – a church
A Saint – a church
Florence and its Saints. One of them: Santa Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi was burried in that church. Today it is empty. At earlier centuries…
André Horstmann
Jul 30, 2017
The Saint Minas walk to the Mons Florentinus
The Saint Minas walk to the Mons Florentinus
Saint Minas, an early Christian martyr in Florence, survived several deaths. Still alive he took his head, crossed the Arno and went up to…
André Horstmann
Jul 17, 2017
Loud praise might bear risks
Loud praise might bear risks
Once upon a time in the 15th century, a clever priest lived in Florence. His name was Piovano Arlotto. He was gifted with a mother wit and…
André Horstmann
Jul 17, 2017
Ghiberti — a branding story
Ghiberti — a branding story
It starts with the fact that Ghiberti’s year of birth is unclear, between 1378 and 1380. His mother was undecided whether the father was…
André Horstmann
Jul 16, 2017
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