Battistero di San Giovanni

The baptistry is lined with 15th-century frescoes and centres around a hexagonal marble font by Jacopo della Quercia, decorated with bronze panels depicting the life of St John the Baptist by artists including Lorenzo Ghiberti (Baptism of Christ; St John in Prison) and Donatello (The Head of John the Baptist Being Presented to Herod). Entry is included in the OPA SI and Acropoli passes.

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