Florence in Tuscany
Florence in Tuscany
Florence: Uffizi Gallery Italian Renaissance
It is famous worldwide for its outstanding collections of ancient
sculptures and paintings (from the Middle Ages to the Modern period). The
collections of paintings from the 14th-century and Renaissance period
include some absolute masterpieces: Giotto, Simone Martini, Piero della
Francesca, Beato Angelico, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Mantegna, Correggio,
Leonardo, Raffaello, Michelangelo and Caravaggio, in addition to many
precious works by European painters (mainly German, Dutch and Flemish).
Moreover, the Gallery boasts an invaluable collection of ancient statues
and busts from the Medici family, which adorns the corridors and consists
of ancient Roman copies of lost Greek sculptures.