Entrance of the Church of San Jacopo di Ripoli, Florence
Photograph by MCN, 1995

The Church of San Jacopo di Ripoli, located near Santa Maria Novella in Florence, was founded in the 13th century. It belonged to Dominican nuns for centuries and even housed one of Europe's first printing presses between 1476 and 1484. The church was renovated in the late 16th century, and in 1794, it passed to the Montalve nuns. They left in 1886, taking the art works with them, apart from the terracotta relief of the Madonna and Child with Saints James and Dominic by Giovanni della Robbia above the main entrance. Today, the church is part of a military complex