Sept. 12, 2023
The Dome of Florence
Views from the lantern atop the dome
The herringbone brickwork
View of the ribs in the dome
Views inside dome
Brunelleschi's wooden model. In order to maintain secrecy, he left off important details.
floor plan of Santa Maria del Fiore
Alba's March to the Netherlands, 1567
Map courtesy of William Maltby, Alba: A Biography of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo
Map of the Iconoclastic Fury in the Low Countries, 1566
Map courtesy of Geoffrey Parker, The Dutch Revolt (revised edition), Penguin Books, 1985