Orsanmichele

Orsanmichele

Orsanmichele, inside

Orsanmichele

detail

arte degli albergatori

arte dei calzolai

arte dei maestri di pietra e di legname

arte degli spadai e corazzai

arte dei fabbri

arte dei linaioli e rigattieri

arte dei vaiai e pellicciai

arte dei calimala

My favorite monument in Florence, Orsanmichele. It’s a magical box, full of details, both inside and outside. In these pictures I want to show the shields with the insignia of the different “arti” – the guilds of arts and crafts established between the twelfth and thirteen century in Florence. Orsanmichele is on my daily walk from the railway station to the school.