Certosa di Firenze - Pinacoteca del Pontormo

Florence, Italy · Community Space · Genres: Renaissance art, Religious art, Historical architecture

A historic Carthusian monastery perched on Monte Acuto in Florence’s Galluzzo area, founded in 1341 and expanded over centuries. The complex includes the church of San Lorenzo, cloisters, chapter house, refectory, foresteria, and Palazzo Acciaiuoli. The Pinacoteca occupies two first-floor halls in the Palazzo Acciaiuoli, housing Pontormo’s five lunette frescoes (1523–25) from the cloister’s Passion scenes. The site’s architecture and monastic spaces reflect a serene, contemplative atmosphere...