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History recounted on walls |
Giotto, Masaccio and others: fresco cycles in Florence
The frescoes depicting religious stories in medieval churches were defined as the Biblia pauperum, the poor person’s Bible, because of the scope they offered for teaching stories concerning God and the saints to a largely illiterate population. But apart from their functional didactic value, they were also one of the areas in which the finest artists of the past, including the likes of Giotto, Masaccio and Michelangelo, tested their skills.
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Michelangelo and the forms of the Renaissance |
A tour of the city to admire Michelangelo’s masterpieces
Michelangelo served his apprenticeship at the end of the 15th century in the Florentine workshops of Ghirlandaio and Bertoldo.
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Leonardo da Vinci, artist and scientist |
Myriad forms of genius
Leonardo da Vinci applied his “multiform genius” to so many different fields – from studies of the principles of flight to anatomy, and from painting to engineering – that he has become the prototype of homo universalis. Of Greek-Roman origin, this concept was drawn on by humanist and Renaissance culture, and essentially describes an intellectual who excels in a range of practical and theoretical, artistic and scientific fields.
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Vasari at the court of Cosimo I |
A painter, architect and historian, author of the famous Lives, Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) worked for Cosimo I de’ Medici for approximately twenty years until his death. He was truly a court artist, not only because he worked incessantly for the court, but also because his output contains constant references to the Duke’s greatness.
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Three artists to rediscover Florence |
Discovering the works of “il Cronaca”, Bernardo Buontalenti and of Giambologna on the anniversary of their deaths
Architects, painters, sculptors, masters of art: Simone del Pollaiolo, known as il Cronaca, Bernardo Buontalenti and Giambologna, are only a few of the artists who contributed to the golden age of Florentine art. The year 2008 is for all of them the anniversary of their deaths, dating from 1508 in the case of Pollaiolo and 1608 for the other two. No events are planned as yet for the celebration of these anniversaries, but the city and the neighbouring communes are rich with examples of their work, all of which are absolutely worth a visit.
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La piazza degli artisti, il Gruppo Donatello |
There are no translations available. Nel punto in cui via degli Artisti si perde in piazza Donatello si trova la sede del Gruppo Donatello, un ampio spazio espositivo con una lunga storia nel campo delle arti figurative.
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Giotto, the master of a new art |
Florentine works of one of the great innovators of Italian painting
'Cimabue thought / To lord it over painting’s field; and now / The cry is Giotto's …': the incredible and meteoric fame achieved by Giotto was such that he is even cited in Dante's The Divine Comedy (Purgatory, Canto XI), written when the artist was still alive.
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