Duran Duran at the Uffizi as well. 4-hour visit before concert in Versilia


Duran Duran will perform tomorrow night in Versilia, and before the concert they indulged in a 4-hour maxitour at the Uffizi, lingering especially in front of works of the 16th century Florentine and beyond, from Bronzino to Parmigianino.

In anticipation of performing in Lido di Camaiore as headliners on the night of tomorrow, June 23, at The First Summer festival, the legendary Duran Duran, leading exponents of 1980s synth pop, famous for songs that have gone down in history such as Rio, Save a prayer, Girls on film, Wild Boys, Serious and numerous others, paid a visit to the Uffizi.

In attendance were the group’s bassist and keyboardist, John Taylor and Nick Rhodes, who are great art lovers. For them, a maxitour of no less than four hours among the museum’s masterpieces. Welcoming them and leading them into the museum was, of course, director Eike Schmidt, who gave the British musicians an in-depth explanation of 16th-century Italian painting through masterpieces such as Rosso Fiorentino’sAngel Musician and St. John the Baptist by Rosso Fiorentino, Parmigianino’s Madonna with the Long Neck, Dosso Dossi’s enigmatic allegories, and Bronzino’s portraits of the Medici; Taylor and Rhodes also thoroughly enjoyed Caravaggio’s Medusa and the Sacrifice of Isaac, before a stop at the terrace bar on the Loggia dei Lanzi. Then off again, for over an hour more, to tour the rooms with works by Giotto, Piero della Francesca, Botticelli, Leonardo and Raphael. And finally, photo op with director Schmidt before departing for Versilia.

Duran Duran at the Uffizi as well. 4-hour visit before concert in Versilia
Duran Duran at the Uffizi as well. 4-hour visit before concert in Versilia


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