SALA DELL'OSPIZIO

To the right of the entrance of the cloister of Sant'Antonio, you'll find the long Sala dell'Ospizio, or Hospice Hall, which collects an incomparable series of panel paintings, including some majestic altar paintings. It is like a never-ending dream: starting with the scene of the blessed dancing around in a giant garden in the green garden of Earthly Paradise, continuing with the Universal Judgment on the left, up to the light panel of the Deposition from the Cross.

Near the back of the room you'll find lovely small scenes decorating the closet doors where the liturgical silverware of the nearby church were kept, which is the Santissima Annunziata. At the back you can admire the Tabernacle of the Linaiuoli, a marble niche carved by Lorenzo Ghiberti, with its doors painted by Fra Angelico.