In and out of Florence; a new introduction to a well-known city . Vasaris imposing dome and lantern on Madonna dell Umilta. the Last Supper (Gruamons) over the door. Thereis the elaborate pulpit of Giovanni Pisano in SantAndrea, with its reliefs of crowded figures and curi-ous animals between the bases of the columns. There 326 Florentine Excursions are the numerous frescoes of Giottos school in SanFrancesco, and Vasaris imposing dome and lanternon Madonna dell Umilta. Finally, there is theDuomo of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, withits facade of short columns, its loggia with statues.
In and out of Florence; a new introduction to a well-known city . Vasaris imposing dome and lantern on Madonna dell Umilta. the Last Supper (Gruamons) over the door. Thereis the elaborate pulpit of Giovanni Pisano in SantAndrea, with its reliefs of crowded figures and curi-ous animals between the bases of the columns. There 326 Florentine Excursions are the numerous frescoes of Giottos school in SanFrancesco, and Vasaris imposing dome and lanternon Madonna dell Umilta. Finally, there is theDuomo of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, withits facade of short columns, its loggia with statues. The Duomo of Pistoja. on the roof, and its della Robbia medallions in therecess over the central door. Inside the Duomo, near the entrance (right wall),is one of the most curious tomb monuments to beseen in all Italy. It commemorates the virtuesof Cino Sinibaldi, teacher of Petrarch and friend ofDante. The naive relief shows the poet professorlecturing to a group of students, among them Pe-trarch and one woman. Most of the class seern alittle less than interested in the conference. At the ;iM^^^
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