Address: Piazza Santa Trinita
 The
11th-century building was rebuilt and enlarged in the 13th and
14th centuries. The linear facade in stone is by Buontalenti
(1593). Thanks to the fact that it stands between the Via
Tornabuoni and the Ponte S. Trinita, it is one of the best known
churches in Florence.
Tradition ascribes the project to Andrea Pisano, the result of
the remodelling of a Vallombrosan convent that already stood on
the site. The simple lean interior houses important works of art
such as the Madonna and Saints by Neri di Bicci (1491), the
Annunciation by Lorenzo Monaco (1425), and Ghirlandaio's
Adoration of the Shepherds (1485). The frescoes in the Sassetti
Chapel (1483-1486) are also by Ghirlandaio. The tombs of the
Sassetti family are by Giuliano da Sangallo. The second chapel to
the left of the high altar (with a triptych by Mariotto di Nardo,
1416) contains the tomb of the Bishop of Fiesole by Luca della
Robbia (1454-1456).
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