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| The town is stuffed to the brim with some of the world's best art. Here are some examples of paintings and sculptures I really enjoyed... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Surpreme ruler of the Uffizi Galleries, the biggest art museum in Florence, is Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli. Here are some of his masterpieces. The well-known "Birth of Venus" from 1484 "La Primavera" - the springtime - from 1482 (I just love how the light fabric floats around the bodies of the three dancing nymphs!) and "The Return of Judith" after slaying Holofernes, a joint venture with Alessandro Filipepi from 1470. |
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| The "Liberation of Andromeda" by Piero di Cosimo - I especially like the little flying guy in the top right hand corner - see a detailed picture of him :) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A self-portray of Renaissance painter Raffaello Santi, these days mainly remembered for his cute angels, not for his portrays. Compared to others I found him surprisingly young and good-looking :) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This lady is Lucrezia Panciatichi in a painting by Bronzino from 1451. I don't know actually who she is, but I loved the portray for its quiet majesty. If someone would ever paint me, this is the kind of portray I'd like :) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| When it comes to sculptures, this fella is the be it and end if of them all - Michelangelo's giant David. I found the copy that now stands in front of Palazzo Vecchio rather disappointing but nothing had prepared me for the breathtaking beauty of the original in the Accademia. This is at last one piece of art that's truly deserved all the raves. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Another Michelangelo is his Bacchus, an early work, now at the Museo del Bargello along with countless other beautiful statues. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| I really loved this Ganymed for his life-likeness. He's also one of the few sculptures I've seen that actually has eyes,bringing his face even more to life. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This statue of a little boy gone fishing was another one that baffled me with how animated it seemed. The boy is wrestling with a fish he's caught and seems fully concentrated on his work. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lastly two bronze statues of impressive elegance. Consider the balance of "Mercury" on the left side and the dynamics in the fight between Hercules and Anateus on the right. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| I will add photos of the statues in the Loggia dei Signoria later when the film is developed. For now I finish with two paintings that have nothing to do with Florence, but are found all over town anyway. To the left are Raffaello's famous little angels that are actually part of his frescos at the Sistine Chapel in Rome. The sweet kids to the right aren't even Renaissance art, they are the work of William Bouguereau, a French painter of 19th century who painted these in 1873. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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