Why is Michelangelo’s David naked?
A question that my guests often ask me is, “Why is Michelangelo’s David naked?” Even if nudity in art should not surprise us, many find it shocking or improper. I am sure you’ve heard of the shocking case of an American school principal who showed the image of Michelangelo’s David in class during an art […]
The Archaeological Museum of Florence – 5 masterpieces from the collection
Any archaeology lovers out there? Yes, I know, you mostly come to Florence to see Michelangelo’s David and Leonardo’s paintings, but the Florentine art collections offer much more than that! Did you know that the little-known Archaeological Museum of Florence guards one of the most important collections of Etruscan bronze statuary in Italy? If you […]
Marino Marini Museum in Florence
an afterlife of San Pancrazio church Is Florence a city for contemporary art lovers? It may seem that after the achievements of Brunelleschi, Donatello and Michelangelo artists will never produce similar masterpieces again. And yet, during your stay in the town you can take a break from the Renaissance and enjoy some 20th-century art too! […]
Donatello’s pulpits for San Lorenzo
The freedom of an elderly master Renaissance art rarely talks about the artistic freedom. Medieval and Renaissance artists were everything but free. While working on commission from ecclesiastic institutions, confraternities and wealthy patrons, the artists had very little influence on the subject matter of their works or on the quality and costs of the materials […]
“Verrocchio, Master of Leonardo” at Palazzo Strozzi
Exhibition review On 9 March Palazzo Strozzi inaugurated the exhibition Verrocchio , Master of Leonardo, the first retrospective ever dedicated to this Florentine master who shaped the artistic life of the city during the one of the most prosperous periods in its history. You can visit the show in Florence until 14 July. Then a […]