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The Hospital of San Paolo (originally ''Ospedale di San Paolo dei Convalescenti''), later known as the ''Spedale of the Leopoldine'', is a former hospital from the 13th century, now museum of modern works, located on Piazza Santa Maria Novella number 10, in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. ==Past History== The hospital is thought by some to date to 1211-1222, when St Francis visited the city. At this time, the hospital was called ''Ospedale di San Francesco'' and it was run by lay-members of Franciscan order, called pinzocheri. The hospital had an abundance of patronage, and commissioned in 1403 a design (circa 1459) by Michelozzo. In 1504, the hospital of Santi Jacopo e Filippo, known as ''del Porcellana'' was merged with the San Paolo. In 1780, by order of the Grand Duke Peter Leopold II, this functions of this hospital were moved to the hospital of Santa Maria Nuova; the building was converted to a school for girls (Scuola Leopoldina).〔(Florence and its hospitals. A history of health care and assistance in the Florentine area. ), edited by Donatella Tombaccini, page 74-75.〕 Of the original structures, the long dormitory hall, the ''Corsia'' is accessed by Via Palazzuolo. The Loggia (1489-1496) on the piazza is supported by Corinthian columns, and was influenced by Brunelleschi's Loggia for the Foundling Hospital at Piazza Santissima Annunziata. In the spandrels are medallions of Franciscan saints by Andrea della Robbia. In the center is a bust of Ferdinando I de'Medici'' (circa 1594) by Pietro Francavilla. The portal to the church has a Della Robbia terracotta lunnete of the Encounter of St Francis and Dominic 〔(Florence: A Walking Guide to Its Architecture ), by Richard J. Goy, (2010) page 29.〕 In 1789, Giuseppe Salvetti replaced the dilapidated columns of the portico with new ones.〔Content in this edit has also been translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at :it:Museo nazionale Alinari della fotografia; see its history for attribution.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ospedale di San Paolo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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