Bartolini Salimbeni Annunciation [SEP] collection
Bartolini Salimbeni Annunciation
The Bartolini Salimbeni Annunciation (Italian: "Annunciazione Bartolini Salimbeni") is a painting by the Italian Gothic painter Lorenzo Monaco, completed just before his death (1420–1424) and housed in the Bartolini Salimbeni Chapel of the church of Santa Trinita, Florence, Italy.
History.
The panel follows the same stylistic and narrative pattern as the other frescoes in the chapel, also by Lorenzo Monaco. It shows the Annunciation and, in the predella, other episodes of the Life of the Virgin which do
Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni
The Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni is a High Renaissance-style palace located on Via de Tornabuoni on Piazza Trinita in central Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
History.
The palace arose at the site which once held the residence of the Soldanieri and later Dati families, which was bought by Bartolomeo Bartolini-Salimbeni.
The current edifice was erected by the architect Baccio d'Agnolo between 27 February 1520 and May 1523, as testified by a diary kept by Bartolini. The architect was paid two florins per month.