Top 5 sculptures to see in the Bargello museum in Florence
The Bargello is the National sculpture museum, located in Florence. The building, begun in 1250, was the city’s first seat of government (before Palazzo Vecchio) and soon after was used[...]
Author: Tuscany Arts
San Galgano Abbey
San Galgano is almost a parody of Tuscany itself: it’s a medieval abbey in ruins that sits in the countryside near Siena, surrounded by cypresses, rolling green hills, and fields[...]
Vallombrosa abbey and park
In the heat of the summer, the classic Tuscan day trip is to go to the Vallombrosa for some cool air. A community of monks settled here in the 11th[...]
Stefano Bardini Museum in Florence
I recently found a pamphlet offering guided tours in English in some of Florence’s lesser-known museums, the small collections developed by the great 19th-century antiquarians Stibbert, Horne, and Bardini. The[...]
Caravaggio in the news: bones found, a new painting discovered, and more?
It’s the 400th anniversary of Caravaggio’s death, which is why this year saw major exhibits dedicated to Caravaggio in Rome and Florence, and why the exhibit Caravaggio in Florence is[...]
