In 1903, in Rome, following the death of Pope Leo XIII, Giuseppe Sarto was crowned as Pope Pius X before 70, 000 people.
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Giovanni Battista di Jacopo, whose nickname means "the red-haired Florentine, " was born in 1494 in Florence, where he studied in Andrea del Sarto's studio.
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Newly cleaned works are among the other highlights here, for example the spectacular Hans Memling "The Annunciation" (1465-75) and a ravishing Andrea del Sarto "The Holy Family With the Young Saint John the Baptist" (c. 1528 or 1529).