A gift for Florence

A gift for Florence

On February 18th Florence celebrates one of the finest art patrons belonging to the House Medici. She was of the most forward thinking women of the entire dinasty : thanks to her today there is an outstanding number of treasures which will always be linked to the city...
February 15th, 1564

February 15th, 1564

Matters of life and death: curious circumstances occured in February 1564. Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa on February 15th, 1564. He was a physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution. His achievements...
Epiphany in Florence

Epiphany in Florence

January 6th is Epiphany: three wise kings (Magi) visited baby Jesus in Betlehem. In Italian this is called Epifania, celebrated as the “Cavalcata dei Magi”. This is an historic procession, represented in Benozzo Gozzoli’s frescoes inside the...
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