The Allegory of the Immaculate Conception by
Giorgio Vasari is a late Renaissance masterpiece housed in the ancient
Church of Santi Apostoli. A small replica is also on display at the Uffizi. The painting, dating back to around 1541, was
commissioned by Bindo Aldoviti, a banker and patron, for his...
The
Horticultural Garden is one of the
most beautiful green areas in Florence. The park is very big and extends to
communicate with the Parnaso Gardens above, from which you can admire
magnificent views.The
park is located near Piazza della Libertà, beyond the Mugnone stream, in a
residential area surrounded...
It has been 150
years since 31 artists rejected by the academic art world, including Monet, Degas, Renoire, Cezanne, Pisarro,
Delacroix, Courbet and many others, gathered in Paris in 1874 in an
exhibition that marked the birth of the Impressionist movement.
The Museo degli Innocenti celebrates
this anniversary with a...
Agnolo di Cosimo, called Bronzino, one of the most refined painters of Florentine Mannerism, was born on November 17, 1503.He did an initial apprenticeship with Raffaellino Garbo and continued his training in Pontormo's
workshop. Bronzino immediately showed great talent and took part in
important commissions together with the master, including...
Via dello Studio is called this because here is where people actually used to study,
a name attested since the sixteenth century, which took into account how in
this street, at the civic number 1, where located the headquarters of the Studio Fiorentino. It is in fact the
street where...
Tuscany is particularly beautiful at this time of the year. The days are getting cooler, the leaves slowly begin to change color and the warm and genuine dishes of Tuscan cuisine return to delight us. Furthermore, the harvest already took place and produced, in addition to the grapes for the...
Parmigiano Reggiano is one of the oldest and richest cheeses
known in the world, the King of Cheeses. Its nutritional and organoleptic
features render this cheese a unique and superior product, appreciated
worldwide and absolutely indispensable to whoever wants to make authentic
Italian dishes.Not to be confused with Grana
Padano,...
The large Refectory of the San Marco Museum
has been reopened to the public since October 1st, after a long period of
closure that began last October, due to a lifting of the terracotta floor.
The vast room of the large Refectory, where the friars consumed meals together,
features architecture...
The BIAF! – Biennale Internazionale dell’antiquariato
di Firenze (Florence International Antiques Biennial) is back, the world's most
important fair for Italian antique art, now in its 33rd edition, which will
take place from September 28 to October 6.Once again the
exhibition is hosted in the spectacular spaces of Palazzo Corsini,...
When we
think of Tuscany, the first image that comes to mind is that of green and
yellow hills, tall cypress trees and vineyards. Tuscan wine is a product of the
highest quality, which has found great success on international markets and has
made us famous throughout the world.
September...
