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Florence Museums At A Glance
lorence museums are known
around the world to house At the Accademia you will find
some of the world’s the world famous David by
greatest masterpieces by the Michelangelo. It also home to a
masters of each era of the art large collection of Renaissance
world. Trends in painting and paintings, but is better know for
sculpture have set the pace for the sculptures of Michelangelo
others and made times in history including the Palerstria Pieta.
immortal. The art work of
Florence tells the tales of the The Baptistery
Birth of Christ, His crucifixion
and resurrection. It tells of The Baptistery is so old its date
fashion trends and how the world is not really known, but it is
viewed beauty. Each element of understood to be one of the
the world’s history has been oldest monuments in Florence. The
captured in the art found in the exterior façade houses three
museums and galleries of arches that are adorned with
Florence. sculptures and marble
decorations. The doors are pieces
The Uffizi Gallery of art in and of themselves. They
are gilded in bronze and date
Perhaps one of the most well back to the 14th and 15th
known galleries in Florence the century. Panels from the original
Uffizi is home to the dome have been removed and
Botticelli’s Birth of Venus. The restored and are now housed at
list of artists reads like a the Museum of the Opera del
who’s who of the greatest and Duomo.
includes Da Vinci, Rembrandt, and
Rubens. Gallery of Modern Art
The Accademia
Florence is so well known for its pieces from Cafaggiolo, Urbino,
Renaissance era works that many and Orvieto.
people overlook the fact that the
Gallery of Modern Art houses The Silver Museum
18th, 19th and 20th century works
that are modern by comparison in This museum houses an interesting
a city so old. The museum is collection of objects from the
located on the second floor of various dynasties ranging from
the Pitti Place. Here you find the Medici through the Lorraine.
familiar works by Cezanne, There is great diversity in the
Gauguin, and Grassi and others pieces of jewellery, gems,
who adopted the style and semi-precious tones and various
techniques of French artists. art objects. These are all from
Equestrians will particularly eras in time when a rich life and
enjoy the works of sculptor extravagance were the norm. One
Marino Marini. of the most valuable pieces
housed here is a collection of
The Horne Museum vases by Lorenzo the Magnificent.
Named after the English art This small sprinkling of museums
collector Herbert P. Horne, this only touches the surface of
museum blends art with a history possible historical sites in
of life during the Italian Florence. Florence is home to
Renaissance. The furnishings and more than 50 museums, galleries,
accessories along with the or architectural wonders that
architecture itself are a make this city a place one could
reflection of this rich era. visit for weeks and still not
Artwork ranges from the 14th to take it all in.
17th centuries and includes
About the Author:
Peter J. Wilson continually makes reports on things dealing with Italy and Tuscany. You can have a look at his work on Florence museums over at http://www.florence-italy-guide.com .
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