The
entrance to the Foundation - originally the refectory
of the Agostinians - is just at the side of the
front of the church of Santo Spirito, one of the
last works of Filippo Brunelleschi, who left it
unfinished due to his death (1446). This large
truss-vaulted room belongs to the most ancient
part of the monastery (14th century).
The end wall of the large refectory is decorated
with a large fresco attributed to Andrea Orcagna,
representing the Crucifixion and a very deteriorated
Last Supper in the lower section.
Since 1946, the room was chosen to exhibit the
collection donated by the Neapolitan antique dealer,
Salvatore Romano, to the Municipal Administration
of Florence that comprises in particular sculptural
works. There are also other very valuable pieces
like an Angel by Tino di Camaino (1280 app.-1337),
a Madonna attributed to Jacopo della Quercia (1371
app.-1430), architectural fragments of the so-called
Altar of the Saint from Padua, attributed to Donatello,
and Byzantine and pre-Roman works.
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