Founded in 1436, the Museo di San Marco di Firenze was designed by the architect Michelozzo. The convent played an important role in the religious and cultural life of the city, as evidenced by the story of friar Gerolamo Savonarola.
The museum’s fame is mainly due to the paintings of Beato Angelico, one of the greatest Renaissance painters, who frescoed many rooms of the convent. Other paintings by Angelico, from various origins, were collected there in the twentieth century; therefore, the museum offers extraordinary documentation of the painter’s work.
Also important are the sixteenth-century collections, with works by Fra Bartolomeo and the section dedicated to artifacts from buildings in the historic center demolished in the nineteenth century.
It is possible to book a visit by calling Firenze Musei: Tel. 055 294883
