Interior view

The ornamentation of Santa Maria delle Carceri is restrained and coordinated with architectural features. On the interior, the tondi and frieze were made of white-on-blue glazed terracotta by Andrea della Robbia, who had continued the business begun by his uncle, Luca della Robbia. The frieze depicts draped garlands and fluttering ribbons attached to supportive devices. The figured capitals of the interior are each carved differently, and Giuliano is believed to have carved some, or perhaps, even all of them. Winged symbols of the Four Evangelists have been adapted to occupy the corners of the capitals. Fleurs-de-lis, symbols of Prato, are located between the Evangelists and in the coats of arms in the frieze.

View the ground plan and section of the church.