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1. Record of visitors to the Uffizi in 2011. And now were opened the first eight halls of the "New Uff February 10, 2012 French, Dutch and Spanish masterpieces to be displayed Following a maintenance intervention lasted several years, eight halls of the « New Uffizi », fully restored, has been recently opened. Rooms have been completely painted in blue color (opposed to the classic white and gray halls of the Gallery), and they are located on the second floor of the structure designed by Giorgio Vasari. The halls will host French, Dutch and Spanish masterpieces, and for this reason are defined the Halls of Foreigners. The opening of the eight rooms is the first step of the expansion project of th... (read more) Author: sandra skobo

2. Great works exhibited at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence February 07, 2012 Some of the greatest works of Italian and European Renaissance are preserved at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, these include the Primavera by Sandro Botticelli and the Madonna of the Cardellino by Raffaello Sanzio. La Primavera by Sandro Botticelli, whose name was attributed as a result of a description of the architect Giorgio Vasari, is considered the masterpiece of the Florentine artist. The painting, dated about 1482, is one of the most famous painting of Renaissance history and it is preserved at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, one of the most important of the museum in Floren... (read more) Author: sandra skobo

3. Botticelli's Primavera at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence February 07, 2012 La Primavera by Sandro Botticelli, whose name was attributed as a result of a description of the architect Giorgio Vasari, is considered the masterpiece of the Florentine artist. The painting, dated about 1482, is one of the most famous painting of Renaissance history and it is preserved at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, one of the most important of the museum in Florence. The work is a sort of allegory, by which Botticelli invokes the arrival of Spring and her beauty, with a luxuriant nature populated by nymphs and gods. On the extreme right we see Zephyrus, representing the wind, while t... (read more) Author: sandra skobo

4. The Florentine Renaissance February 01, 2012 The Uffizi Gallery in Florence hosts in his collection some of the finest masterpieces of all art history periods as the Florentine Renaissance, the late Renaissance and Mannerism Florentine. The Uffizi Gallery also host the paintings by Flemish, Dutch and German artists and sculptures dated back to Roman times. The building that hosts the Uffizi Gallery was designed by Giorgio Vasari, architect of the first Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo de' Medici. From the characteristic Horseshoe shaped plant, the Uffizi Gallery, constructed to accommodate the administrative offices of the Grand Duke... (read more) Author: sandra skobo

5. Vasari's corridor reopening in Florence January 30, 2012 Great reopening on January the 17th up to April the 27th On January the 17th to April the 27th the visits to “The Vasari corridor in Florence”’ will be reopened to public. From this date on it will be possible to visit the famous passage which connects “Palazzo Pitti” to “Palazzo Vecchio”, the residence and the Government Palace of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The work was created by Giorgio Vasari on behalf of the Grand Duke Cosimo the Ist de' Medici in 1565. It was even moved the meat market, which took place on the old bridge, replacing it with the shops of goldsmiths, which nowadays still... (read more) Author: sandra skobo

6. Florence Art January 17, 2012 It has recently been closed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the exhibition dedicated to Giorgio Vasari, Medici, Cosimo I Duke de' Medici and the Uffizi itself. The main focus of the exhibition was the foundation of the Uffizi Gallery, the result of close cooperation between Vasari and the Duke himself. The Uffizi Gallery was built in the heart of the city, first welcoming the early courts, ducal government administrative bodies. The building organically combines Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo Pitti, spanning among the Arno river and the Ponte Vecchio. The exhibition presented for its vi... (read more) Author: Shawn Morgan

7. The Uffizi history exhibition January 17, 2012 It has recently been closed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the exhibition dedicated to Giorgio Vasari, Medici, Cosimo I Duke de' Medici and the Uffizi itself. The main focus of the exhibition was the foundation of the Uffizi Gallery, the result of close cooperation between Vasari and the Duke himself. The Uffizi Gallery was built in the heart of the city, first welcoming the early courts, ducal government administrative bodies. The building organically combines Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo Pitti, spanning among the Arno river and the Ponte Vecchio. The exhibition presented for its vi... (read more) Author: sandra skobo

8. Filippo Brunelleschi - medical weighing scale - Digital Baby Scale April 18, 2011 Early life Very little is known about the early life of Brunelleschi; the only sources are Antonio Manetti and Giorgio Vasari. According to these sources, Filippo's father was Brunellesco di Lippo, an Italian lawyer, and his mother was Giuliana Spini. Filippo was the middle of their three children. The young Filippo was given a literary and mathematical education intended to enable him to follow in the footsteps of his father, a civil servant. Being artistically inclined, however, Filippo enrolled in the Arte della Seta, the Silkmakers' Guild, which included goldsmiths, metalworkers, and bronz... (read more) Author: wqecv thbtn

9. Popular Musical Instruments During the Renaissance May 03, 2010 The Renaissance is an important time period of history; the word means in French "rebirth" and is very appropriate to define the most spectacular historical age in Italy. Western Europe was also influenced by its main features, the revival of learning based on classical sources (Greek and Latin), and the raise of papal patronage, the development of perspective and great advancements of science. Albrecht Durer was the first to describe Italian art as "renaissance". Giorgio Vasari, Giotto, Masaccio, Bruneleschi and Donatello are developing the painting art to the perfection. Leonardo da Vinci, g... (read more) Author: Donald Munoz

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