The Florentine‏

Interesting story I thought I would share with you: Massimo Ricci was born into a deeply Florentine family, his ancestry going back centuries. The family name can be found on the base of the cathedral, where all the church’s donors were inscribed centuries ago. Florence runs through Ricci’s blood, as too does the city’s most emblematic building: the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and its innovative, game-changing dome. http://www.theflorentine.net/art-culture/2017/05/massimo-ricci-man-who-cracked-the-duomo/