Even the great artist Leonardo da Vinci studied anatomy and dissected bodies in this long corridor!!
Chosen as Lorenzo de' Medici's bride in 1467, the marriage solidified the Medici family's political influence and resulted in nine children.
It's a little bit strange because the Cathedral and the three doors too are entirely dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
In the same period Seymour Kirkup, the historian who financed works in the chapel of Mary Magdalene, was the owner of Dante's mask now preserved inside Palazzo Vecchio.