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The Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze, or "Gallery of the Academy of Florence", is an art museum in Florence, Italy. It is best known as the home of Michelangelo 's sculpture David . It also has other sculptures by Michelangelo and a large collection of paintings by Florentine artists, mostly from the period 1300–1600 (the Trecento to the ...
The Uffizi Gallery (UK: / juː ˈ f ɪ t s i, ʊ ˈ f iː t s i / yoo-FIT-see, uu-FEET-see; [2] [3] Italian: Galleria degli Uffizi, pronounced [ɡalleˈriːa deʎʎ ufˈfittsi]) is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy.
The museum also contains other works by artists such as Fra Bartolomeo, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Alesso Baldovinetti, Jacopo Vignali, Bernardino Poccetti and Giovanni Antonio Sogliani. San Marco is known as the seat of Girolamo Savonarola's discourses during his short spiritual rule in Florence in the late 15th century. Also housed at the convent ...
The Pietro Bazzanti and Son Art Gallery (Italian: Galleria d'Arte Pietro Bazzanti e Figlio) is a historic art gallery located in Florence, Italy.Renowned for its craftsmanship of marble, bronze, alabaster, and stone sculptures and mosaics, the gallery specialises in reproductions of Classical, Neo-classical and Renaissance art, while also producing original works by contemporary artists. [1]
Paintings from Caravaggio and Rubens headline the exhibit.
Works in the Palatine Gallery at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Italy include: Raphael, Madonna of the Grand Duke; Raphael, The Madonna of the Chair; Raphael, Portrait of Pope Leo X and two Cardinals; Raphael, companion portraits of Agnolo Doni and his wife, Maddelena Doni, for whom Michelangelo's Doni Tondo was commissioned.
This list of museums in Illinois contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
A corridor at the Uffizi galleries A salon at the Palazzo Vecchio Gallery of Modern Art National Archaeological Museum of Florence. The Museums of Florence form a key element of the cultural and artistic character of the city. [1] Of the 15 most visited Italian art museums and galleries, five are in Florence. [2]