Architects assigned spaces above the nave colonnades and in the apses for brilliantly colored mosaics of Bible stories and supernatural manifestations such as the epiphany of the Trinity.
Tuscany was the epicentre of Renaissance art, and paintings, frescos and sculptures from the greats such as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli and Donatello fill both the museums in Florence and the churches and apses of smaller surrounding towns and villages.