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Florence – Museo degli Innocenti (Christ the Redeemer by Vincenzo Ulivieri)

This representation of Christ the Redeemer was painted by Vincenzo Ulivieri, or perhaps Francesco Morandini (also known as Poppi) but

San Lorenzo is one of the most important churches in Florence, but from its frontage, it doesn’t exactly look inspirational.

Donatello (1386-1466) was a sculptor, artist and architect who was born and died in Florence and his tomb is today

This rather grand pulpit was designed by Donatello (1386-1466) in around 1460 and it was the last of his works,

This painting is by Lorenzo Lippi (1606-1665) and shows Jacob and Rachel at the well, the parents of Joseph and

This isn’t the greatest imagery of a painting that I’ve seen, but unfortunately, some of the artworks were quite hard

The Grand Ducal Kitchen at the Palazzo Pitti can only be visited as part of a private guided tour, which

This is a glazed terracotta altarpiece that was moved here in 1905 from the Bottigli Chapel at the manor of

This terracotta figure dates from the first part of the sixteenth century and was inspired by a wooden statue produced

Always lovely to see an old book on display, this one in the Cathedral’s museum dates to 1523 and is