Another commission by Pope Leo X to Michelangelo was to design the New Sacristy and create the family tombs. The famous sculptures of "Day and Night" and "Dusk and Dawn" are positioned above each tomb.
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- The winners of the Santo Spirito Facade Designs.
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- Visit to the Galleria dell'Accademia.
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- Inside the Bargello
- Bargello (The National Sculpture Gallery)
- Beach at Monterosso.
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- Daniel faces the scupture as a mirror image.
- Allison Brewer took a great photo of Michaelanngel...
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- Megan looks at a sculpture with her new binoculars.
- Standing in the rain during this morning's class.
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- The Boboli Garden is not only a garden but an outd...
- Class portrait in the Buboli Gardens.
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- Class picture at San Lorenzo Cloister.
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- Also at San Lorenzo is the Laurentian Library.
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- Tuesday we went to the Church of San Lorenzo.
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