
The Impact of Girolamo Savonarola on Florence
In 1492, at the invitation of Lorenzo, the terrible friar Girolamo Savonarola arrived in Florence. Violent and unrecognizing character, Savonarola even denied extreme anchor to the magnificent, considering it an unfaithful. Savonarola, in August 1494, organizes the first bonfire of the vanities: he invites the Florentines to bring non -religious paintings to the square (Botticelli will take three well)









