Duomo Museum Part Two

As I said yesterday, the Duomo Museum was chock-full of treasures.

The Triptych of Saint Sebastian by Giovanni del Biondi was one of the few paintings. 

Luca della Robbia designed this choir loft, which was displayed opposite one by Donatello. Words of Psalm 150 were written across the lower edge (about praising the Lord with music). On the lower left, you can see another of the large lecterns for displaying the music books for the choir.

There were many vestments and tapestries, all heavily embroidered. This closeup is from an altar cloth. I believe the cherubs are appliquéd on; there is much gold thread embroidery surrounding them.

Our ticket included the Baptistry, at the end of the cathedral near the main entrance. Cathedrals of this period had separate buildings for baptism, as those who were not baptized were not allowed to enter the cathedral. The ceiling is domed, with ornate mosaics covering it.

A closer view of Christ on the throne.

The galleries on the octagonal walls we beautiful.

The Baptistry was a large empty space. There was one tomb on a wall. It was of the Antipope John XXIII, created by Donatello and Michelozzo in the 1420s, considered an early landmark of the Florentine Renaissance.