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Boxing (Giotto)

The Santo Stefano is a painting in tempera and gold on wood (84×54 cm) of Giotto, dating from about 1330 to 1335 and at the Museo Horne in Florence.

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Fountain of Neptune

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

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The Porcellino

Rub the Nose of the “Porcellino” in the Loggia del Read more [...]

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The Stone of the Bum Punishment

The Loggia del Mercato Nuovo hosts a bicolored marble Read more [...]

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The S. John’ s Baptistery

« Nor ample less nor larger they appear’d Than, in Read more [...]

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Kennedy

Bronze bas-relief by Pilade Giorgetti, “Kennedy” was Read more [...]

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Villa Petraia

The Medici Villa La Petraia is located in the quiet Read more [...]

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Vasco Pratolini

Vasco Pratolini is thought to be one of the most Read more [...]

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The “Ugly” Queen

When Catherine ‘de Medici became Queen of France, she 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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The “Sweet” Taste of Ballot

In the old city center of Florence, very close to 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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