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Raphael Commemorative Plaque, Via de' Ginori

Francesco Bini · 2021-04-01

A marble plaque in Florence marking the house where Raphael stayed as a guest in 1505.

This plaque marks the Florence house where Raphael stayed as a guest in 1505.

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Photograph of a marble commemorative plaque set in a stone frame on a building wall. Engraved text reads: RAFFAELLO DA URBINO / FU OSPITE DI TADDEO DI FRANCESCO TADDEI / IN QUESTA CASA / NEL MDV.
Commemorative plaque, Via de' Ginori, Florence. Photograph by Francesco Bini, 2021.

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What it is

This photograph shows a marble plaque set into a building wall on Via de' Ginori in Florence. Its engraved text states that Raphael of Urbino was a guest of Taddeo di Francesco Taddei in this house in 1505.

Why it matters

The plaque commemorates a real connection between Raphael and Florence, a city central to Renaissance art, where he stayed with a patron or friend named Taddeo Taddei. Plaques like this show how cities mark and remember the places where famous historical figures once lived or visited.

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