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The Best of Fathers

30/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Equestrian statue of Cosimo l de' Medici, Piazza della Signoria

Botticelli's Muse

29/4/2019

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Madonna della Misericordia by Domenico Ghirlandaio

Leo XI: One of the Shortest Reigning Popes

28/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Coat of arms of Pope Leo XI, Archbishop's Palace

The Annunciation: Variations on a Theme

27/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Lignum Vitae (Tree of Life) by Pacino di Bonaguida, Galleria dell' Accademia, Florence

Lignum Vitae (det.) by Pacino di Bonaguida

The Fate of Florence's Foundlings

26/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Ospedale degli Innocenti

A Gallery of the Great and the Good

25/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Statue of Andrea Orcagna by Niccolo Bazzanti, Loggiato degli Uffizi, Florence

Andrea Orcagna by Niccolo Bazzanti, 1843

Scratching the Surface

24/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Palazzo di Bianca Cappello

The Men Behind the Creation of the Duomo

23/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Statues of Arnolfo di Cambio and Filippo Brunelleschi by Luigi Pampaloni

Licked into Shape

22/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Bas-relief by Nanni di Banco, Porta della Mandorla

David's Fig Leaf

21/4/2019

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Michelangelo's David with a fig leaf, circa 1851

The Hidden Self-Portrait

20/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Perseus and Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini and the hidden self-portrait, Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence

Perseus and his creator Benvenuto Cellini

A Room With a View

19/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

The Madonna of the Bad Smell

18/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

The Madonna del Puzzo by Mario Mariotti

The Ponte alle Grazie: Past and Present

17/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

A 19th century photograph of the Ponte alle Grazie, Florence

The Ponte alle Grazie before 1876

Donkey Work

16/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Plaque to the donkey

The Fish Soup Fountains

15/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Fontana dei Mostri Marini

Marking the Spot

14/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Column of Justice

Piazzale Michelangiolo

13/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

A View from Piazzale Michelangiolo

Spurning the Love of Women

12/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

The Fountain of Neptune, Piazza della Signoria, Florence

Neptune by Bartolomeo Ammannati

The Duke and the Sailing Tortoise

11/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Grotta Grande, Giardino di Boboli

Monument to a Maharajah

10/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Rajaram Chuttraputti, the Maharajah of Kohlapur

The Frescoes in the Cupola of the Cathedral

9/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Frescoes by Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari

A Cameo Appearance

8/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Onyx cameo of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici and family by Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi, Tesoro dei Granduchi, Palazzo Pitti-Florence

Onyx cameo of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici and family by Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi (det.)

The Rape of the Sabine Woman

7/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

The Rape of the Sabine Woman by Giambologna

The Most Famous of all Florentines

6/4/2019

Walking Tours of Florence

Statue of Dante by Enrico Pazzi

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The Best of Fathers

Botticelli's Muse

Leo XI: One of the Shortest Reigning Popes

The Annunciation: Variations on a Theme

The Fate of Florence's Foundlings

A Gallery of the Great and the Good

Scratching the Surface

The Men Behind the Creation of the Duomo

Licked into Shape

David's Fig Leaf

The Hidden Self-Portrait

A Room With a View

The Madonna of the Bad Smell

The Ponte alle Grazie: Past and Present

Donkey Work

The Fish Soup Fountains

Marking the Spot

Piazzale Michelangiolo

Spurning the Love of Women

The Duke and the Sailing Tortoise

Monument to a Maharajah

The Frescoes in the Cupola of the Cathedral

A Cameo Appearance

The Rape of the Sabine Woman

The Most Famous of all Florentines

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