In these pages on my blog, you will rarely find this kind of post. I’m never too interested in the decorative arts collected by the various churches in the world. Italy of course has some of the richest treasuries, despite the fact that they were, over the centuries, constantly pilloried during the endless wars the peninsula has endured.

But, I’m making my farewell tour of some Florentine churches and thought it only right that I document at least a few of these amazing objets.