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The Best of Fathers

30/4/2019

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


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Botticelli's Muse

29/4/2019

 
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Madonna della Misericordia by Domenico Ghirlandaio, Ss. Salvatore di Ognissanti, Florence
Madonna della Misericordia by Domenico Ghirlandaio


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Leo XI: One of the Shortest Reigning Popes

28/4/2019

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


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The Annunciation: Variations on a Theme

27/4/2019

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


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The Fate of Florence's Foundlings

26/4/2019

 
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Admissions' window, Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence
Ospedale degli Innocenti


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A Gallery of the Great and the Good

25/4/2019

 
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Statue of Andrea Orcagna by Niccolo Bazzanti, Loggiato degli Uffizi, Florence
Andrea Orcagna by Niccolo Bazzanti, 1843


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Scratching the Surface

24/4/2019

 
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Palazzo di Bianca Cappello, Florence
Palazzo di Bianca Cappello


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The Men Behind the Creation of the Duomo

23/4/2019

 
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The Statues of Arnolfo di Cambio and Filippo Brunelleschi by Luigi Pampaloni, Palazzo dei Canonici, Florence
Statues of Arnolfo di Cambio and Filippo Brunelleschi by Luigi Pampaloni


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Licked into Shape

22/4/2019

 
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Porta della Mandorla, Duomo, Florence
Bas-relief by Nanni di Banco, Porta della Mandorla


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David's Fig Leaf

21/4/2019

 
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Photograph of Michelangelo's David  with a fig leaf, circa 1851, Piazza della Signoria, Florence
Michelangelo's David with a fig leaf, circa 1851


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The Hidden Self-Portrait

20/4/2019

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


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A Room With a View

19/4/2019

 
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The Madonna of the Bad Smell

18/4/2019

 
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The Madonna del Puzzo by Mario Mariotti, Florence
The Madonna del Puzzo by Mario Mariotti

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The Ponte alle Grazie: Past and Present

17/4/2019

 
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A 19th century photograph of the Ponte alle Grazie, Florence
The Ponte alle Grazie before 1876


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Donkey Work

16/4/2019

 
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Plaque to the donkey, courtyard of Palazzo Pitti, Florence
Plaque to the donkey


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The Fish Soup Fountains

15/4/2019

 
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Fontana dei Mostri Marini by Pietro Tacca, Piazza Santissima Annunziata, Florence
Fontana dei Mostri Marini


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Marking the Spot

14/4/2019

 
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Column of Justice, Florence
Column of Justice


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Piazzale Michelangiolo

13/4/2019

 
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A View from Piazzale Michelangiolo, Florence
A View from Piazzale Michelangiolo


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Spurning the Love of Women

12/4/2019

 
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The Fountain of Neptune, Piazza della Signoria, Florence
Neptune by Bartolomeo Ammannati


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The Duke and the Sailing Tortoise

11/4/2019

 
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Tortoise with sail, device of Cosimo l de' Medici, Grotta Grande, Giardino di Boboli, Florence
Grotta Grande, Giardino di Boboli


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Monument to a Maharajah

10/4/2019

 
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Monument to Rajaram Chuttraputti, the Maharajah of Kohlapur, Parco delle Cascine, Florence
Rajaram Chuttraputti, the Maharajah of Kohlapur


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The Frescoes in the Cupola of the Cathedral

9/4/2019

 
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Frescoes by Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari, cupola, Duomo, Florence
Frescoes by Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari


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A Cameo Appearance

8/4/2019

 
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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.)


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The Rape of the Sabine Woman

7/4/2019

 
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The Rape of the Sabine Woman by Giambologna, Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence
The Rape of the Sabine Woman by Giambologna


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The Most Famous of all Florentines

6/4/2019

 
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Statue of Dante by Enrico Pazzi, Piazza Santa Croce, Florence
Statue of Dante by Enrico Pazzi


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