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…
Sandro Botticelli’s Spring is one of the most popular masterpieces of Italian Renaissance art. The painting is preserved in the Uffizi Gallery and you can admire it during your visit to this museum. Every day thousands of people look…
The historical monuments of Siena Here we are with the second article about Siena. In the previous one I gave you some practical information about the town, I talked about Sienese history and about the most important Sienese tradition, the…
a day trip from Florence Tuscany is probably one of the most iconic destinations in Italy. The region is really varied and offers many possibilities of interesting and engaging visits. In the North-West, in the area of Carrara, there is…
Revealing the artist’s secrets Imagine for a moment that you had a chance to visit Florence in 1481. Because you are a friend of Giovanni di Amerigo de’ Benci, you stayed with his family at their magnificent palace in Santa…
a day between nature and art If you are tired of crowds in the centre of Florence, get on the bus and visit the park of Pratolino, once one of the most magnificent Medici’s villas, today a beautiful green area…
Art, history and Franciscan spirituality Florence is so much more than the Uffizi Gallery! Almost at every corner the city surprises you with yet another little treasure: a statue, a tabernacle or some beautiful frescoes. And then, there…
Do you remember your drawing lessons at school when your teacher explained you how to draw a correct one-point perspective scheme? First, you had to draw a horizon line, choose your vanishing point and then you sketched the construction lines.…
From 21 September 2017 to 21 January 2018 Palazzo Strozzi hosts the exhibition “The Cinquecento in Florence. From Michelangelo and Pontormo to Giambologna”curated by Carlo Falciani and Antonio Natali. We were all rather impatient to see the show and I have to say…
Welcome to my blog! This is my first post, in which I wanted to explain you shortly what you will find here in the future. At the beginning just let me tell you what “Guide me Florence” is…
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