Tag: Florence
Florence – Santa Croce and Street Scenes
I’ve got a few more photos from Florence before we leave town. This is a collection of photos from Piazza di Santa Croce and from…
Florence – Piazza della Signoria
Our tour continues to the Piazza della Signoria. All descriptions of the buildings and statues below are from WikiPedia. Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) is the…
Florence – Battistero di San Giovanni
The Battistero di San Giovanni (The Baptistery of St. John) is another masterpiece in marble. “In the early centuries of the Church, baptisteries were…
Florence – Santa Maria del Fiore – Interior
Let’s go ahead and wrap up the Duomo of Florence. This cathedral is know for its exterior, not its interior. However, the inside, although somewhat…
Florence – Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore – Exterior
The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (St. Mary of the Flower) is one of Florence’s most dominant attractions. The cathedral was begun at the…
Galleria dell’Accademia – Part 4 – Other Works
This final post from the Accademia Galleria will show other works not yet covered. The first was an unexpected find, another of Michelangelo’s Pietas. Apparently…
Galleria dell’Accademia – Part 3 – Plaster Casts and Florentine Gothic
Plaster Casts Just around the corner from David is a gallery of plaster casts called Gipsoteca Bartolini (Hall of Models by Bartolini) . The artworks…
Galleria dell’Accademia – Part 2 – David
At the end of the second gallery stands the statue that everyone wants to see, Michelangelo’s David. Michelangelo was only 26 years old in 1501…
Florence – Galleria dell’Accademia – Part 1
The Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze (Gallery of the Academy of Florence) is an art museum in Florence, Italy, and the home of Michelangelo’s sculpture David…