Raphael Madonna Della Seggiola Madonna Della Seggiola (Madonna of the chair) is a painting created by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael. between 1513 and 1514. Raphael was born in Urbino Italy in 1483 and died in 1520 in Rome on his 37th birthday. Raphael is also called Raffaello Sanzio, Raffaello Santi or Raffaello da Urbino. It's the same magnificent painter who's life is described in the famous Le Vite by Giorgio Vasari, which immediately places him amongst the big names of the … [Read more...] about Madonna della seggiola – Raphael
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Florence Italy – Palazzo Medici-Riccardi
Palazzo Medici-Riccardi Palazzo Medici was the palace and residence of the Medici family. After Cosimo de' Medici the Elder gave Michelozzo the order to build it in 1444 the Medici lived in the palace for almost a hundred years. The palace was then sold to the Riccardi family and that is why the name for the palace is now officially Palazzo Medici-Riccardi. The palace has two floors around a courtyard with a high colonnade with statues dating from the 16th century. The palace has its own small … [Read more...] about Florence Italy – Palazzo Medici-Riccardi
Florence Duomo
The Duomo in Florence Italy is actually called Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, the complete building is referred to as Duomo, not only the dome on top, which is called the Cupola. This is a confusing fact, because the word Duomo really sounds a lot like it represents the dome, which it does not. When you refer to the dome on top of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore you speak of the Cupola, when you speak of the cathedral itself refer to Florence Duomo, or Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore … [Read more...] about Florence Duomo
Agnolo Bronzino Deposition of Christ
Agnolo Bronzino Deposition of Christ is a painting you can see twice, given you make a trip to Florence and another to Besançon in France. Bronzino, who was the official painter at the court of Cosimo I de Medici, was ordered the painting and then, again, he was asked to make another copy: why? Because the Medici family was anxious to consolidate the power it had conquered with difficulty, and needed powerful friends. Let's move on and discover more on this strange story. … [Read more...] about Agnolo Bronzino Deposition of Christ
Florence Italy – Palazzo Vecchio art
Palazzo Vecchio, which means old palace, is the most important civil building in Florence Italy and was partly built between 1299 and 1314 and served as the main governmental building for the Republic of Florence. Palazzo Vecchio, also called Palazzo della Signoria or Palazzo dei Priori, was extended by Cosimo I de Medici and connected to the Palazzo Pitti via the famous Vasari Corridor. Today the palace is the seat of the Municipality of Florence but also hosts a museum and is one of the top … [Read more...] about Florence Italy – Palazzo Vecchio art
Botticelli Birth of Venus – Uffizi Gallery
Uffizi Gallery Guided Tours Botticelli Birth of Venus Botticelli birth of Venus is one of the symbols of Florence Italy Renaissance. Sandro Botticelli created this painting for the Medici family, which hangs in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence Italy, before 1485. Giorgio Vasari wrote about it in his Vite, the first form of an encyclopedia of art. The order for this painting came probably from Lorenzo de Medici, the destination for The Birth of Venus probably was Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ … [Read more...] about Botticelli Birth of Venus – Uffizi Gallery