Florence: Uffizi museum religious works
The Uffizi has a collection of ancient (or copies of ancient) roman busts and figures that are pretty remarkable. It also has a collection of fungible and forgettable religious works.
For some centuries, the church seemed intent on funding mediocre works of the same subject. I can't imagine I'm the first to say "The life work of the 'Master of the Cross' painter is kind of high-school art-class... but with gold paint."
There were also some truly masterfully done canvases of religious scenes. But they were similar enough that I can't remember any of them explicitly. Lots of people close together, looking upward, not a lot of expression, plus Jesus in the middle.
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