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- American artist Mark Rothko visited Florence in 1950, drawing inspiration from Renaissance monuments, notably Fra Angelico's frescoes and Michelangelo's vestibule.
- The exhibition, Rothko in Florence, opens Saturday at Palazzo Strozzi and features over 60 works.
- Five Rothko paintings are shown in the monk’s cells at San Marco, along with two studies for the Seagram Murals displayed at Michelangelo's vestibule.
