Renaissance art Archives - Florence with Flair

Brunelleschi’s Dome

by Elena | Dec 28, 2014 | News

The dome that crowns Florence’s great cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Duomo, is a towering masterpiece of Renaissance ingenuity and an enduring source of mystery. Still the largest masonry dome on earth after more than six centuries, it is taller than the...

Tartarughe in viaggio

by Elena | Feb 10, 2014 | News

Arte a misura di bambino: passeggiata a Palazzo Vecchio sulle tracce di rinoceronti, elefanti, leoni e tartarughe. Un viaggio per grandi e piccini nelle sale monumentali abitate dalla famiglia Medici e da fedeli compagni di gioco. L’arte attraverso i simboli, i...

Once in a lifetime

by Elena | Jan 28, 2014 | News

“Once in a lifetime: treasures from Florentine archives and libraries” Temporary exhibition at the Sala Bianca at the Palatine Gallery (Pitti Palace, Florence) From January 28 2014 to April 27 2014 Three archival documents by Michelangelo, a drawing by...

“A powerful gaze”

by Elena | Jan 8, 2014 | News

The Museum of the Medici Chapels celebrates Michelangelo with a new temporary exhibition from January 8th to March 15th 2014. Imposing black and white pictures by Aurelio Amendola will be displayed at the museum reveiling precious details about Dusk and Dawn, David,...

Museums and Palaces

by Elena | Nov 13, 2013 | Experiences

Florence, the cradle of the Italian Renaissance, looks like an open air museum to most visitors. The squares and buildings themselves witness the history of the past eras. Florence’s cathedral, churches and many palaces were designed, built and decorated by...