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.
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| The Uffizi Gallery, named for the Medici offices it occupies |
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| Benvenuto Cellini |
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| Hercules Slaying the Centaur Nessus Roman centaur torso with extensive Renaissance centaur restoration and Renaissance Hercules by Giovanni Caccini |
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| Hercules Slaying the Centaur Nessus Roman centaur torso with extensive Renaissance centaur restoration and a Renaissance Hercules by Giovanni Caccini |
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| Adoration by Filippo Lippi |
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| Madonna and Child with Two Angels by Filippo Lippi |
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| Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Uribino by Piero della Francesca |
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| Venus and Cupid Roman marble |
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| Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Giampietrino |
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| Across the Arno |
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| The view towards the Palazzo Vecchio and the dome of Florence Cathedral |
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| The Medicis had their own private upper-level crossing over the Ponte Vecchio which could take them to the Pitti Palace. |
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| Adoration of the Magi by Ghirlandaio |
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| Adoration of the Magi by Leonardo da Vinci, unfinished |
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| Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci |
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| The Baptism of Christ by Andrea del Verocchio and his apprentice Leonardo da Vinci |
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| Apprentice Leonardo painted the angel in profile, the background, and Jesus' body. |
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| Doni Tondo, Michelangelo's only completed panel painting, depicts the Holy Family. |
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| Pan and Daphnis Greek marble |
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Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder |
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| Laocoon Group, also called Laocoon and His Sons, by Baccio Bandinelli after the Hellenistic original |
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| The Palazzo Vecchio seen from the rooftop cafeteria tables at the Uffizi |
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| Woman Washing the Dishes ("The Scullery Maid") Giuseppi Maria Crespi
Image added April 10, 2020
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| The Madonna with the Long Neck by Parmigianino |
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| The Risen Christ by Titian |
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| Portrait of Gabrielle d’Estrées with One of Her Sisters, Bathing School of Fontainbleau |
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| Venus and Cupid by Titian |
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| Venus of Urbino by Titian |
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| Venus of Urbino by Titian |
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| Gaddi Torso |
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| Medusa by Caravaggio |
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| Medusa by Caravaggio |
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| Bacchus by Caravaggio |
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| Self-Portrait by Rembrandt |
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| Portrait of a Young Man by Rembrandt |
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| For sale in the gift shop |
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| Fountain of Neptune |
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| Time for Lunch |
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| Sandwich shop |
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