Thursday, April 9, 2020

Florence 2019: The Uffizi Gallery

On the morning of July 11, 2019, we visited the Uffizi Gallery. Some of the great works—by Botticelli, for example—were not on display, but there was still plenty to see.
The Uffizi Gallery, named for the Medici offices it occupies
Benvenuto Cellini


Hercules Slaying the Centaur Nessus
Roman centaur torso with extensive Renaissance centaur restoration
and Renaissance Hercules by Giovanni Caccini


Hercules Slaying the Centaur Nessus
Roman centaur torso with extensive Renaissance centaur restoration
and a Renaissance Hercules by 
Giovanni Caccini





Adoration by Filippo Lippi


Madonna and Child with Two Angels by Filippo Lippi

Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Uribino by Piero della Francesca

Venus and Cupid
Roman marble

Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Giampietrino



Across the Arno

The view towards the Palazzo Vecchio and the dome of Florence Cathedral

The Medicis had their own private upper-level crossing over the Ponte Vecchio
which could take them to the Pitti Palace.

Adoration of the Magi by Ghirlandaio

Adoration of the Magi by Leonardo da Vinci, unfinished

Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci

The Baptism of Christ by Andrea del Verocchio and his apprentice Leonardo da Vinci


Apprentice Leonardo painted the angel in profile, the background, and Jesus' body.


Doni Tondo, Michelangelo's only completed panel painting, depicts the Holy Family.









Pan and Daphnis
Greek marble

Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder


Laocoon Group, also called Laocoon and His Sons, by Baccio Bandinelli after the Hellenistic original

The Palazzo Vecchio seen from the rooftop cafeteria tables at the Uffizi

The dome of Florence Cathedral seen from the rooftop cafeteria tables at the Uffizi

Woman Washing the Dishes ("The Scullery Maid")
Giuseppi Maria Crespi

Image added April 10, 2020

The Madonna with the Long Neck by Parmigianino


The Risen Christ by Titian

Portrait of Gabrielle d’Estrées with One of Her Sisters, Bathing
School of Fontainbleau

Venus and Cupid by Titian


Venus of Urbino by Titian


Venus of Urbino by Titian

Gaddi Torso

Medusa by Caravaggio

Medusa by Caravaggio

Bacchus by Caravaggio

Self-Portrait by Rembrandt

Portrait of a Young Man by Rembrandt

For sale in the gift shop


Fountain of Neptune

Time for Lunch

Sandwich shop







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