Art in 15th Century Italy | San Marco - A Dominican Priory

From an episode of BBC 2 Open University TV Programme in 1986, presented by Di Norman.

San Marco is a religious complex in Florence, Italy. It comprises a church and a convent. The convent, which is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, during the 15th century it was home to two famous Dominicans, the painter Fra Angelico and the preacher Girolamo Savonarola. Also housed at the convent is a famous collection of manuscripts in a library built by Michelozzo.