The Basilica of Santa Maria Novella is one of the most important churches in Florence and is located in the square of Santa Maria Novella. Santa Maria Novella in Florence is a reference for the Dominicans. The church, although already finished in the middle of the fourteenth century with the construction of the adjacent convent, […]
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Marino Marini (1901-1980) was one of the most important Italian artists of the twentieth century, mainly as a sculptor. He was born in Pistoia, but he studied art in Florence, before moving to Monza as a teacher and finally arriving at the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan. Here is kept the […]
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The statue of Hercules and Caco is a marble sculpture by Baccio Bandinelli on Piazza della Signoria in front of the Palazzo Vecchio, next to the replica of the statue of David by Michelangelo in Florence. The work is placed on a base with wildlife busts carved in low relief and bears, in Latin, the […]
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The Tower of Pisa (Torre pendente di Pisa in Italian), a symbol of central Italy and emblem of the Tuscan city of Pisa, is the bell tower of Pisa’s Cathedral, in Piazza dei Miracoli ( Place Miracles ) and whose construction began in 1173. His fame comes from its particular characteristic inclination (which is currently […]
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The cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore (Saint Mary of the Flower, named in relation to the Lys of Florence or the Duomo) it is the cathedral / dome of the thirteenth century of the Archdiocese of Florence, Tuscany (Italy). Located in Piazza del Duomo in the historic center of Florence, it is attached to the […]
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