Florence
Baptistery - Table of Contents
February 2020 photosOn tbis page, below:
Apse
Baptismal font
"Ecce Homo"
Walkway
Mosaic ceiling
Mosaic floor
Apse
Apse
Barrel ceiling features mosaic murals
Apse
Reredos: Green and white marble Romanesque geometric design
Apse
Apse - Candlestick
Four details below:
Apse - Candlestick - Detail #1
Apse - Candlestick - Detail #2
Apse - Candlestick - Detail #3
Apse - Candlestick - Detail #4
Lion
Apse
Altar detail below:
Apse
Altar detail
Baptismal font
Octagonal baptismal font stands near the south entrance. It was installed in 1658 but is probably much older. ... The original font was installed in the middle of the building in 1128, but removed in 1571 on orders from the grand duke Francesco I de' Medici.
"Ecce Homo"
Jesus, carrying a cross with a banner: Ecce Homo, taken from the Gospel of (John 19): Pontius Pilate displays Christ to the crowd with the words, "Ecce homo!" ("Behold the man"). ... Detail below:
Walkway
Upper part of the building, below the mosaic dome ... Walkway that continues around the building ... Columns of Sardinian granite ... Light from the three windows located in each of the eight bays
Walkway
Walkway
Mosaics
Mosaic Ceiling
Begun in 1225.
Five of the 8 mosaic ceiling sections ...
Top: Light from the lantern
Top row: Plants
2nd row: Angels
3rd row: Episodes from Genesis (online April 2020)
4th row: Stories of Joseph
5th row: Stories of Virgin Mary and Jesus
Bottom row - half visible: Stories of John the Baptist
Two center section details below:
Detail #1 - Potestates: chief rulers ... Angels: Powers
Detail #2 - Episodes from Genesis
Center: Creation of Adam ... Right: Creation of Eve from Adam's rib
Mosaic Ceiling
Six of the 8 mosaic ceiling sections ...
Five details below: :
Detail #1
Detail #2
Top row: Garden of Eden: Adam, Eve and the serpent ... God questions Adam & Eve ... Expulsion
Center row: Stories of Joseph
Bottom row: Stories of Virgin Mary and Jesus: Adoration of the Magi ... Garden of Gethsemane(?) ... Walking on Water and Saving Peter(?)
Detail #3
Angels
Detail #4
Top row: Cain & Abel(?) ... ? ... Moses
Middle row: Stories of Joseph
Bottom row: Stories of Virgin Mary and Jesus: Presentation of the of the Infant Jesus in the Temple(?) ... Angel appears to Joseph in a dream(?) ... Flight into Egypt
Detail #5
Stories of Virgin Mary and Jesus: Presentation of the of the Infant Jesus in the Temple(?) ... Angel appears to Joseph in a dream(?) ... Flight into Egypt
Mosaic Ceiling - Last Judgement
Mosaic Ceiling - Last Judgement
On the left of Christ are images of 'Salvation' ... On the right, 'Damnation'. ... Two details below:
Mosaic Ceiling - Last Judgement - Detail #1
Four Seraphim angels , with six wings ... Christ Pantocrator
Mosaic Ceiling - Last Judgement - Detail #2
Note stigmata ... Lower right depicts scene from hell
Mosaic Marble Floor
Begun in 1209.
Mosaic Marble Floor
Six details below:
Mosaic Marble Floor - Detail #1
Mosaic Marble Floor - Detail #2
Mosaic Marble Floor - Detail #3
Mosaic Marble Floor - Detail #4
Mosaic Marble Floor - Detail #5
Mosaic Marble Floor - Detail #6
Zodiac
Astrological signs of the zodiac ... Cf., Buffalo Savings Bank ... Two zodiac details below:
Zodiac detail #1
Center: Libra ... Right: Scorpio
Zodiac detail #2