Museo dell' Academia and Museo di San Marco

Today, we started early and visited two museums. First, we went to La Academia. This museum was built in 1870 to house the "David", and that is basically all that was there. There were a few iconic paintings, Michelangelo's "Prisoners", and the "David." David is way bigger than I expected, standing at a little over 17 ft. and weighing near 7 tons. This masterpiece really shows the greatness of Michelangelo as a sculpture. After viewing the "David," we walked to San Marco Monastery. This monastery is a Dominican monastery in which part of it has been converted into a museum. Many important people have lived here, including Savonarola and Fra. Angelico. The museum is almost exclusively devoted to the works of Fra. Angelico. Fra. Angelico was commissioned to paint frescoes in every cell. One of his most important works is "The Annunciation." His style was very different from other artists of the time. It almost has a surreal look.