. Florence and her treasures. i are reared, cared for, and educated for service,and small dowries are provided for girls marrying withthe consent of the Governing Board of five 1000 children are received annually in this historicasylum. In the lunettes of the exterior arcade are charming speci-mens of Della Robbia coloured and glazed terra-cotta ware,representing infants in swaddling bands, each in a differentattitude and each with a different but equally pleasing expres-sion. In the vaulting of the arcade are some decorativefrescoes by Poccetti. The portal leads to a pretty court
. Florence and her treasures. i are reared, cared for, and educated for service,and small dowries are provided for girls marrying withthe consent of the Governing Board of five 1000 children are received annually in this historicasylum. In the lunettes of the exterior arcade are charming speci-mens of Della Robbia coloured and glazed terra-cotta ware,representing infants in swaddling bands, each in a differentattitude and each with a different but equally pleasing expres-sion. In the vaulting of the arcade are some decorativefrescoes by Poccetti. The portal leads to a pretty courtyard,to the left of which is the chapel, having a fine lunette ofthe Annunciation, by Luca Della Robbia, over its the chapel is the Adoration of the Magi, serving asan altar-piece, one of the most admired works of DomenicoGhirlandajo, painted in 1488. The Boards private roomcontains a few pictures by Florentine masters, including afine Marriage of S. Catherine, by Piero di Cosimo, themaster of Andrea del CHURCH OF THE SS. AXXUXZIATA P- 47
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