Photos: Sailko, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 Nicola Quirico, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Sailko, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 Nicola Quirico, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Brancacci Chapel and Santo Spirito
Your local guide
Elena Guidotti
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Highlights
- Masaccio's Expulsion from Paradise, described from outside
- Frescoes Filippino Lippi finished fifty years later
- Santo Spirito, Brunelleschi's plain-faced last church
- Michelangelo's early wooden crucifix, near the sacristy
- Santo Spirito square during its morning market
About this tour
This session covers the churches of the Oltrarno, from the Brancacci Chapel's frescoes, described from outside since the chapel cannot be filmed, to Santo Spirito and its square. The camera takes in Brunelleschi's last church from its plain facade, moves toward the sacristy that holds Michelangelo's early wooden crucifix, and finishes in the square during its morning market. Two very different sides of Florentine religious art sit within a few streets of each other.
After a sound check, the walk moves from the Carmine to Santo Spirito in the order above, with the guide taking questions about the frescoes and the church's history throughout. A short note on how to visit the Brancacci Chapel afterwards goes out once the call ends.
This suits anyone with an interest in early Renaissance painting who wants the Brancacci story even without seeing the frescoes directly. It also suits anyone who enjoys a market square as much as the architecture around it.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 10 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Florence before heading out.
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Santa Maria del Carmine, from outside 21 min
From outside the church that holds the Brancacci Chapel, the guide describes Masaccio's Expulsion from Paradise and the frescoes Filippino Lippi finished fifty years later, since the chapel itself stays behind closed doors on camera.
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Santo Spirito facade 21 min
The camera takes in the plain facade of Santo Spirito, Brunelleschi's last church, and the guide explains why its interior proportions matter more than the unfinished front ever will.
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Inside Santo Spirito 21 min
Inside the church, the camera moves toward the sacristy doorway, where the guide describes Michelangelo's wooden crucifix kept just beyond it, carved when the artist was still a teenager.
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Santo Spirito square 21 min
Back outside, the camera crosses the square during its morning market, stalls set up in front of the same church for longer than most of the buildings around it have stood.
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Your questions 18 min
Time to ask anything about Florence: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 8 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Bistecca alla fiorentina and Santa Croce, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Florence, showing you Baptistery of San Giovanni and Uffizi Gallery live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Florence live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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