"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

19 September 2010

Duomo

Before he died Michelangelo was asked where he wished to be buried. His last wish was that he be interred at the Church of Santa Croce, near the Florence Cathedral, so that, as his soul rose to heaven, his last image of earth would be Brunelleschi's Duomo.
- Michael Gelb, Discover Your Genius: How To Think Like History's Ten Most Revolutionary Minds

Brunelleschi's dome on the Cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence.

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