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Peggy Markel
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Today I looked at this staircase for a practical reason. As I took it in, I realized that it was a work of art more than likely from the 15th century. The gradation was rather inviting along the lines of Leonardo da Vinci’s « human measure » (misura umano). Not only does that relate to perfect measurements connecting man and nature, it relates to how we feel and fit into architecture as humans. The Renaissance inspired a new “way of seeing” that took into account art (beauty) as well as form, often with a nod to the divine. These stone steps are solid with ample room to have tarried up or down with aplomb for hundreds of years and hundreds more to come. The hall itself lofty and spacious draws you up like a stairway to heaven. Notice the walls. The hand rails. How the light falls on the stairs. This is Florence. Every corner a discovery of intentional belezza. It’s humbling. So many times I just want to fall to my knees. #palazzosanniccolò #firenze #cityofinspiration #rennaissance #rennaissancearchitecture #beauty