Tag: Lorenzo Costa

Portrait of John II Bentivoglio

The Portrait of John II Bentivoglio is a tempera painting on canvas (55×47 cm) by Lorenzo Costa the Elder, dated to about 1490 to 1492 and stored in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

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La Certosa

La Certosa is an impressive castle complex perched on Read more [...]

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Frescobaldi Palace and Garden

The Frescobaldi family is one of the oldest and most Read more [...]

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Palazzo Vecchio

For us Florentine citizens, “Palazzo Vecchio” is that Read more [...]

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Fountain of Neptune

When in 1559 Cosimo I de’ Medici organized a contest to Read more [...]

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Berta, the Petrified Head

Embedded in the wall of Santa Maria Maggiore Church, Read more [...]

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Ghirlandaio

Domenico Bigordi, born in Florence in 1449, was the Read more [...]

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Gino Bartali

Gino Bartali (July 18, 1914 – May 5, 2000) was Read more [...]

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Lorenzo the Magnificent….prankster

It is said that despite his nickname, Lorenzo ‘de Read more [...]

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“A Ufo”

In the Florentine vernacular, it is very common to hear Read more [...]

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“Il Toni”

Another common expression used by old and new Read more [...]

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An Enviable Primacy: D.O.C.

Let us now talk about the first D.O.C. (Denominazione Read more [...]

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“My Friends”

“Amici Miei” (“My Friends”, in English) is an Italian Read more [...]

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