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Corsini Chapel
Artist: Galilei
Date: 1732-1735
• The chapel was built by Galilei by the gift of Pope Clement XII (1730-1740) who was of the Corsini family
Artist: Guido Reni (mosaic copy)
• The altarpiece is St. Andrew Corsini. St. Andrew Corsini (1302-1374) was the bishop of Fiesole in Italy. The relief above is of the battle of Anghiari in 1440 where St. Andrew Corsini miraculously appeared to help the people of Florence
• The four pendentives have the four cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude
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