The history of the palace begins in the 13th century, when Folco Portinari, a well-known Florentine banker and founder of the Santa Maria Nuova hospital, had a series of houses built for his family. Between 1470 and 1480, his heirs transformed the entire complex into a grand mansion, ...
houses the kitchen, with custom-designed furnishings and appliances of excellent quality. The living area is also made unique by the large window on the park, which gives a wonderful natural light, as well as giving the interior space a fascinating exchange with the outside, creating a perfect...
For Sale Florence, Tuscany, ItalyUndisclosed Address 1 of 51 5 bed 6 bath $8,804,900 | | Agenzia Romolini Immobiliare Srl |View original listing €8,400,000 - PRICE IN ORIGINAL CURRENCY other In the renowned area of Poggio Imperiale, not far from the Villa Medicea and about 4 km...
Florence - Renaissance, Italy, Art: Florentia (“The Flourishing Town”) was founded in 59 bce as a colony for soldiers of the armies of Rome and was laid out as a rectangular garrison town (castrum) below the hilltop Etruscan town of Faesulae. Its stree
Pitti Palace is on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio, and houses four important museums: the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, the Palatine Gallery and the Imperial and Royal Apartments, the Gallery of Modern Art and the Museum of Costume and Fashion. ...
also houses fine paintings, particularly by Raphael, Andrea del Sarto, and Titian. Behind the Pitti Palace are the terraced Boboli Gardens (1550), a good example of Italian landscaping architecture. Other important art museums include the Academy, with works by Michelangelo; the gallery in the ...
Florence (Lat. Florentia; It. Firenze), Archdiocese of (FLORENTINA), in the province of Tuscany (Central Italy). The city is situated on the Arno in a fertile...
The article reports that potential sale of a property that houses the Baltimore, Maryland, Johns Hopkins University's Italian-studies program in Florence, Italy, has sparked a protest at the university and around the world. The university has owned Villa Spelman since the 1970s. No buyer has ...
Once a Dominican monastery, it houses the largest collection in the world of paintings by Beato Angelico. History The Museum is housed in theDominican monasteryof San Marco, built between 1438 and 1444 by will of Cosimo the Elder of the Medici family, on a design by the architect Michelozzo...
Highlights of the 15th-century works in the Sale Fiorentine are the Adimari Chest, with a grand wedding procession on the front, and a Madonna by Sandro Botticelli, from around 1470. The Sale Bizantine houses the oldest works of the collection, dating from the 13th and 14th centuries, incl...