Another big day today. Accademia is the most important site on our agenda. Another nice breakfast at our hotel. So many things to choose. Pretty much like what I had yesterday. Pastry/sweet, fruit. Taxi to Bargello-our first stop today. Cost 11€/$11.83.
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| Taxi to Bargello |
Bargello. Works of sculpture. Donatello. L. Ghiberti. F. Brunelleschi. Michelangelo. Minor works of art. Ivories, panel pieces, wooden sculptures, bronze statues. Admission for the 2 of us-22€/$23.65. We spend 1 hour 15 minutes here. I must say I enjoyed this more than I thought I would.
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| Admission ticket |
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| Courtyard |
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| Michelangelo-David-Apollo |
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| Baccio Bandinelli-Adam and Eve |
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| Benvenuto Cellini-Base of the Perseus statue |
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Florence Triumphant over Pisa
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| Giambologna-Flying Mercury |
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| Giambologna-Bacchus |
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| Michelangelo-Bacchus |
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| Early 16th century Florentine woodcarver-Crucified Christ |
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| Vincenzo Danti-Cosimo I |
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| Courtyard |
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| Courtyard |
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| Francesco Camilliani-River Gods |
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| Courtyard-St. Paul's cannon |
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Courtyard-St. Paul's cannon
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Vincenzo Gemito-The Fisher Boy
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| Giambologna-Oceanus |
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| Bartolomeo Ammannati-Fountain for the Sala Grande |
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| B. Ammannati-Juno and the Two Peacocks |
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| L. Ghiberti-St. John the Baptist |
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A. Verrocchio-The Incredulity of St. Thomas
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| Jean de Boulogne-St. Luke |
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| Pietro Francavilla-Jason |
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Donatello-David (marble)
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| Donatello-Marzocco |
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| Donatello-David (bronze) |
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Donatello-Crucifixtion
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| Donatello-St. George |
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Ghiberti-Sacrifice of Issac
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| Brunelleschi-Sacrifice of Issac |
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| Historical chest with the Palio of St. John |
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| Donatello-Love/Attis |
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| Francesco da Dangallo-Saint John the Baptist |
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Gliuccelli-The Birds
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The Battle of Roncevaux
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Piazza della Signoria. Square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. Political focus of the city. Gateway to Uffizi Gallery. Important statues-copy of Michelangelo's David, Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I, Fountain of Neptune, Il Marzocco, Judith and Holofernes, Hercules and Cacus, Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Medici Lions.
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| Bartolomeo Ammammati-Fountain of Neptune |
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| Replica of Donatello's Marzocco on the left and Donatello's Judith and Holofernes on the right |
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| Baccio Bandinelli-Hercules and Cacus |
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Copy of Michelangelo's David
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| Giambologna-Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I |
Loggia dei Lanzi. Open air. Arched gallery built in the 14th century at the Piazza della Signoria. The loggia originally served to house the assemblies of the people and to hold public ceremonies. Two marble sculptures of lions-the Marzoccos/heraldic symbols of Florence-stand guard. One on the right is from Roman times and the one on the left was sculpted by Vacca in 1598. On the back of the loggia there are several marble female statues.
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Fancelli-Medici Lion
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| Vacca-Medici Lion |
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Bandinelli-Hercules and the Centaur Nessus
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| I think this is Aiace holding the body of Achilles |
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| The Rape of Polyxena |
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| Benvenuto Cellini-Perseus with the Head of Medusa |
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Giambologna-Rape of the Sabine Women
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We walk over to the Piazza della Repubblica. One of the main squares in Florence. Marks the center of the city. Column of Abundance. During medieval times area around the column was filled with markets, tabernacles, and churches. Square now impromptu stage for street artists and shows. Arch of Triumph. Hard Rock Cafe. We walk to this square because we've been told this is where we can get a taxi but when we arrive we see the orange taxi sign but no taxis. We wait. Finally one arrives and we go to our next stop. Cost 8.50€/$9.14.
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| Arch of Triumph |
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Column of Abundance
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Medici Chapels. Final resting place of the Medici family. Part of the monumental complex of San Lorenzo. Somehow I think we missed visiting the New Sacristy. I honestly don't know what happened but I have no recollection nor any pictures from that. I'm very upset with myself. Admission ticket for the 2 of us is 20€/$21.50. We spend 1 hour here.
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| Postcard |
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| Alfonso Boninsegni-Anna Maria Luisa De'Medici, the Palantine Electress |
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| Model for the exterior of the Chapel of Princes |
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| Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere |
San Lorenzo. One of the largest churches of Florence. Burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III. Architects-Michelangelo, Brunelleschi. Style-Renaissance. The Old Sacristy-designed by Brunelleschi. Geometric harmony-cube, sphere, square, circle. Donatello Pulpits-bronze, Resurrection and Passion. The Resurrection Pulpit scenes-Three Martyrs, Descent into Limbo, Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost, and the Martyrdom of St. Lawrence. The Passion Pulpit features New Testament images of the life and passion of Christ. Agony in the Garden, Christ Before Pilate and Caiphas, Crucifixion, Deposition from the Cross, and Entombment. Admission ticket for the two of us 18€/$19.35.
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Bronzino-The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
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| Donatello-Passion Pulpit |
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| Fra Filippo Lippi-Annunciation |
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| Old Sacristy |
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| Old Sacristy |
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| Pesello-shows sky above Florence on July 4, 1442. |
Dome in the apse
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| Tomb of Cosimo The Elder |
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| Donatello-Resurrection Pulpit |
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| Donatello-Resurrection Pulpit |
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| Donatello-Resurrection Pulpit |
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Donatello-Passion Pulpit
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Rosso Fiorentino-Marriage of the Virgin
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| Gray stone columns with beautiful capitals |
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| Arches |
Back to our hotel. Taxi 8.50€/$9.14. Pool time.
Accademia. Best known for Michelangelo's sculpture David. Paintings from Florentine artists mostly 1300-1600. Taxi to museum 13.90€/$14.94. Admission tickets for the 2 of us are 34/$37.57. Timed entry 4:00-4:15 pm. Taxi back to our hotel 13€/$13.98.
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| Admission tickets |
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| Giambologna-The Rape of the Sabine Women |
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| Sellaio-Deposition from the Cross and Saints James the Great, Francis, Michael, and Mary Magdalene |
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| Madonna and Child with Saints |
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| Botticelli-Madonna of the Sea |
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| Lippi and Il Perugino-Deposition from the Cross |
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| Domenico Di Zanobi and Filippino Lippi-Annunciation |
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Raffaellino Del Garbo-The Resurrection of Christ
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Lo Scheggia-Dance at a Wedding Party
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| Fra Bartolomeo-The Prophet Isaiah |
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| Michelangelo-Young Slave |
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| Michelangelo-Atlas |
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Michelangelo-The Bearded Slave
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| Michelangelo-Pieta |
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First glimpse of David
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| Michelangelo-David |
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| Postcard |
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Lorenzo Bartolini-Venus Reclining
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| Stories of Christ and Saint Francis of Assisi |
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| Crucifix |
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| Pacino di Bonaguida-Tree of Life |
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| Jacopo Di Cione-Crucifixion with Four Angels, the Virgin, and Sain John the Evangelist |
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| Madonna and Child |
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Don Silvestro Dei Gherarducci-Virgin of Humility and an Angel
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| Annunciation with God the Father Blessing surrounded by Angels and Saints |
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| Maestro Della Cappella Bracciolini-Madonna and Child with a Martyr Saint, Saint Peter, Saint John the Evangelist, and a Holy Bishop |
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| St. Jerome, St. John the Baptist, St. Peter, St. Paul |
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| Bookmark-from the gift shop |
After exiting Accademia we need to find a taxi to get back to our hotel. After getting lost-some misdirection-we finally end up at the Piazza della Santissima Annunziata. This square is named after the church of Annunziata here in the square. Located in this square is also the bronze equestrian statue of Ferdinando I and 2 fountains (Mannerist style which exaggerates qualities of balance, proportion, ideal beauty) with fantastical figures done by Tacca. One of the buildings around the square is Ospedale degli Innocenti designed by Brunelleschi-originally a children's orphanage. Today the building serves as a base of operations for the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre. Other buildings of note in the square-originally was the Loggia da Sangallo the Elder, built for the mendicant order, the Service di Maria(certain Roman Catholic religious orders that have a lifestyle of poverty, traveling, and living in urban areas for purposes of preaching especially to the poor) but is now a hotel. And the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata. After a short wait a taxi arrives and we return to our hotel.
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| Mannerist fountain by Tacca |
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| Some details from facade of the Ospedale degli Innocenti |
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Equestrian statue Ferdinando I
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| Taxi back to our hotel |
Fuoco Matto. We wanted a place for pizza that was walking distance from our hotel. It's been a long day and we just want an easy bite for dinner. With directions from reception we walk to this restaurant in under 10 minutes. Drinks-water, house wine, beer. Margherita pizza to share. It was divided and brought out on 2 plates. The crust was good but the middle part of the pizza was limp-almost soggy with no substance. Not the best pizza we've had but we're hungry so we finish it. Dessert-think it was a kind of tiramisu. Complimentary shots-limoncello? Cost 28€/$30.10.
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| Margherita pizza |
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| Dessert |
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