BIAGIO DI ANTONIO [?] - Tobias and the archangels (detail)
Place: Collezione Bartolini Salimbeni, Florence Materials: oil on canvas Date: 1470 ca
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Enlargement of the view of Florence. One can make out the scaffolding around the lantern of the cathedral dome. The structure appears to be complete. The only missing element is the gigantic copper sphere about to be sealed into place by Verrocchio's workshop.
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Lantern crane (final phase)
Scaffolding and hoisting devices used in 1601 to repair lighting damage to the lantern