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This Florence artist was born in 1245 in a village called Colle val d'Elsa. He worked for a few years in Rome, where he carved a lot of sculptures. In 1296 he established in Florence where began to work as sculptor and architect, florence map. Monuments, paintings, city architecture, are the result of the work of artists as Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, Leonardo Da Vinci and many others. In this section artists' monographs are proposed. In each chapter you can find the biography, the principal works of art and many related pictures. Initially he worked at the marble facade of Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral ( The Dome ). He carved the statues of " Madonna in trono " and " Madonna della natività ", two wonderful works of art inspired by an elegant and smart classic style. He was also a very inspired architect, and a lot of his designs are very famous. In particular he worked on the architectonic projects of S. Croce cathedral, of the gothic monument called the "Badia" church and of the Old palace ( Palazzo Vecchio ) in signoria's place. He died in 1302 in Florence., florence map. In this section you can see lots of pictures of Florence. We are working hard in order to add new florence map. Photographers are working to capture new corners of the city, and we are ready to show here new arrivals. To see enlarged pics just click on the thumbnails. To download photos click, open the large pic and download florence map. In this section you can see lots of pictures of Florence. We are working hard in order to add new florence map. florence map. In this section it's possible to see a Florence map. This map of Florence represents also monuments and other stuff. Following the link at the end of this page it's possible to see a Florence map with hotels locations.
florence map, 9.00 - Meeting point at Piazza Stazione. Walking along Via Panzani and then along Via Cerretani you can watch at the fashion shop's windows while reaching The Duomo Place. 9.30 - One hour to see the Duomo and the Baptistry. Take a walk around all the Cathedral's perimeter to observe each particular of the monument and of the Giotto Tower. Inside the Dome you can see important frescos and go up to the Brunelleschi Chapel.
In 1401 Florence's Lordship announced a contest to sculpture the Baptistry's door. Brunelleschi and Ghiberti won the contest but the door was carved by Ghiberti only. Brunelleschi began to draw monumental architectures and to study the Classic monuments. From 1404 to 1418 Filippo designed the Duomo Chapel, one of the most famous design in the human history. florence map; programmi gestionali assicurazioni The " Spinapesce" internal structure supports the great Chapel without any horizontal load bearings, giving the heavy structure the lightness we can observe.
The Gothic style of the Chapel allows to see the essential structures of the Chapel, built without any kind of external decorations. florence map , other important projects of Brunellescchi are: The Innocenti Hospital, San Lorenzo Sagrestia, S. Spirito Church, The Pazzi Chapel, Pitti Palace.
Brunelleschi died in 1446 in Florence, under his " Cupola". The city of Florence owes great part of its success to this artist and architect florence map. 10.30 - Now you're ready to go, through Via Calzaiuoli, to Piazza Signoria. In via Calzaiouli there are a lot of elegant and smart shops, ice cream shops, many bars and snack bars where you can eat or drink something. 11.30 - Piazza Signoria: one hour to see all the beautiful works of art contained in this unique square. "Loggia dei Lanzi", the "Old Palace", Michelangiolo's David sculpture and the " Biancone", the fountain on the left of the Old Palace are surrounded by a lot of ancient and smart palaces. Near the fountain you can read the tablet in honor of Girolamo Savonarola. From 1554 he began to work at a lot of project in Florence, florence map, and in other Tuscany cities. In particular he work on the paintings decorations of Palazzo Vecchio, and of the Uffizzi palaces. In Pisa he designed the palace and the Church of Santo Stefano cavaliers. He died in 1574 in Florence. You can download pictures of Florence in this section.
At the beginning of 1400 AD Florence, as many others Italian cities, was governed by a Lordship. In particular there were many important families aspiring to leadership; Medici's family was one of those. They managed to gain power writing Florence history for many years.
They became rich because of their ability in commerce and trade. In 1433-1434 "Cosimo de Medici" fought, by common people side, the rich oligarchy dominating Florence. After that he was the triumphing and well-liked Lord of Florence, florence map. 12.30 - Have a Tuscan lunch in one of the "Trattorie" ( typical restaurant ) of the old Florence. 14.00 - After lunch we leave P.zza Signoria to go to Via Por Santa Maria. Walking along this street in the Old Bridge direction, we can take a look at the fashion shops, jewelers and leather shops. At the end of the street we arrive at the Old Bridge on the river Arno. 15.00 - Take a walk on the old bridge, look at the panorama and breathe centuries of history. Goldsmiths have been staying on the bridge since the Renaissance age...., if your pockets are full !! florence map, Piero de Medici became Lord and after him Lorenzo "il Magnifico" governed the city. Many times the opposite families tried to drive the Medici out from the city but this never happened for many years. Piero, succeeding Lorenzo, was not so able to govern Florence and because of wrong decisions he was driven out. The Florentine Republic was founded (1494-1530). florence map are available for download.
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