This image released by the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore on Thursday, May 23, 2024, shows a terracotta portrait of Florence landmark cathedral's architect Filippo Brunelleschi dating back to the early Renaissance, which was recently found among the furnishings of an historic residence near the Tuscan capital. The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore said the discovery of the previously unknown, 700-year-old sculpture sculptured from a solid block of clay by Brunelleschi's adoptive son Andrea di Lazzaro Cavalcanti, was "exceptional" both for its artistic value and because portraits of Brunelleschi around the time of his death are rare.(Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore via AP, HO)
This image released by the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore on Thursday, May 23, 2024, shows a terracotta portrait of Florence landmark cathedral's architect Filippo Brunelleschi dating back to the early Renaissance, which was recently found among the furnishings of an historic residence near the Tuscan capital. The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore said the discovery of the previously unknown, 700-year-old sculpture sculptured from a solid block of clay by Brunelleschi's adoptive son Andrea di Lazzaro Cavalcanti, was "exceptional" both for its artistic value and because portraits of Brunelleschi around the time of his death are rare.(Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore via AP, HO)