The restoration of Donatello’s crucifixion
From 1443 to 1453 Donatello was in Padua, but when he returned in Florence he begin to work for a bronze Crucifixion (a representation of Christ on the cross). Today, thanks to the generous assistance...
Eventi Firenze - Concerti, Spettacoli, Festival, Mostre, Musei, Hotel a Firenze
Expo events in Florence
Let’s talk again of Expo and synergies with Florence. The city will have its showcase at the event in Milan, but instead of bringing its excellence in Milan, will ensure that visitors come...
Gost in Florence, the Halloween tour
If you are going to be in Florence during the weekend of Halloween, you should know that All Saints Day on November 1st is a national holiday in Italy. Halloween itself has only very recently been adopted here...
“Portraits of countries, seas and cities “, lost immagines
Thirty-two works practically unheard to the public are exposed in the Hall of the Niches in the Pitti Palace, that environment that supports the royal apartments, once used for banquets and meetings; here views...
PALAZZO STROZZI CONTEMPORARY
Contemporary art has always been an integral part of Palazzo Strozzi’s identity, a stimulus to build a bridge between past and present, between public space and private enjoyment, between art and the city....
The Silk Road in Florence
Down a quiet lane in the San Frediano district of Florence, beyond an iron gate and leafy courtyard, is Antico Setificio Fiorentino, the sole remaining artisan silk workshop in the city. Since moving to...
1865/2015; 150th anniversary of Florence Capital
Il 2015 will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of Florence Capital, when the unification of Italy also owes special tribute to the city of Florence, which, from 1865 to 1871, served as the...
Florence will be soon a new environment for Dan Brown “Inferno”
Remember that kid with freckles? Today it has grown and has become a well-known film director; we speak of the beloved Ricky Cunningham, friend of the unforgettable Fonzie, the Ron Howard who made...
Pictures of Florence – Santissima Annunziata
A large square in the bottom of the via dei Servi di Maria, today only via dei Servi. A place where once were woods and wolves at the gates of an ancient and...
Hidden treasures: the chapel of the Holy Sepulchre or Rucellai chapel
The Rucellai chapel is a hidden masterpiece created in 1467 as a scale copy of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem; the temple of Leon Battista Alberti is known to scholars of art from...
