Florence: An Artistic Exploration of the Renaissance Time Period

Florence, a city in middle Italy, is the origin of the Renaissance, which means it boasts abundant art resources, including churches, palaces and art museums of differed styles with classic works from all over the world. The place is a must-see for art lovers, especially as it would be filled with extra romance and sense of history in October.

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Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, established in 1339, is one of the world’s top four academies of fine arts. It’s a shrine to artisits, scholars, tourists and students. The academy has been the cradle of artistic masters since the Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci,Michelangelo Buonarroti, Dante Alighieri,Francesco Petrarca and Giovanni Boccaccio all once stepped out of this campus.The academy also has the world-famous sculpture “David” crafted by Michelangelo.

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Galleria degli Uffizi was built in 1560 and is a world-famous painting museum. The museum is located inside Palazzo degli Uffizi, which was once the office of the prominent Medici family. The gallery has a collection of works from the Renaissance, and representatives of various schools, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Raffaello Sanzio and Sandro Botticelli. There are also sculptures from ancient Greece and ancient Rome.

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Museo Nazionale Bargello keeps the sculpture of David crafted by Donatello, and there are also early works of Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Besides the natural beauty outside, the rich remarkable artistic achievements inside the museums would also leave an unforgettable mark in the hearts of visitors at Florence in October.