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The headline was "Miss Albright cannot resist Florentine jewels."
The Florentine artist was just 25, and justly proud enough to append his signature (the only surviving example), visible on the Madonna’s sash . Since a religious fanatic attacked it with a hammer in 1972, the statue is protected by bullet-proof glass.
In Ghirlandaio’s Madonna of Mercy (right aisle, 2nd bay), portrayed immediately to the right of Mary is the Florentine banker-navigator-cartographer Amerigo Vespucci, who gave his name to the continent of America (and whose family was a sponsor of this church).
But as its obstinately independent spirit has shown, even after the Florentine conquest of 1555 — a spirit epitomized by its lusty Palio tournament — the town is not without vigor.
As a museum conceived primarily for students of Florentine painting from the 13th to 16th centuries, the Accademia Gallery (Galleria dell’Accademia) (Via Ricasoli, 60) ranks high on Florence’s must-see list.