When one thinks of a work of art that succeeds in embodying the essence of spring, probably the image that will most easily come to mind will be that of Botticelli's Primavera , at the risk of being a bit trite. Few paintings, however, have reached t...
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An artist who looked to tradition, always true to himself, the author of devout, compassed and measured paintings while painting exploded around him. For these reasons, as well as for the fact that he was neglected, perhaps deliberately, by Giorgio V...
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On the occasion of the anniversary of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici's death, in addition to free admission for all to the Florentine Civic Museums and Palazzo Medici Riccardi, the special living history event that will allow the public to meet... the E...
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On Thursday, Feb. 8, the exhibition Florence-Kyiv and Back by Massimo Listri, curated by Sergio Risaliti, artistic director of the Novecento Museum in Florence, will be inaugurated in the Sala d'Arme of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence , Italy, on dis...
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On December 17, 1982, the Historic Center of Florence was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. On the occasion of this anniversary, the Florence World Heritage and UNESCO Relations Office of the City of Florence and MUS.E organized walks (Jan...
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The "new" Vasari Corridor will be inaugurated on May 27, 2024: "It will represent an event of extraordinary significance, both for the city and for the region, because it occurs 450 years after the death of the two great creators of this magnificent ...
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In 1472, there were more woodcarvers than butchers in Florence . We know this from the Chronicle of Benedetto Dei, in which 84 stores of "woodcarvers of tarsias and 'ntagliatori" are listed for that year, compared to 70 beccai (the butchers, precise...
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On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Laura Battiferri, wife of architect and sculptor Bartolomeo Ammannati, who was close to the Medici court and in particular to Duchess Eleonora of Toledo, the Florence Office for World Heritage ...
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