Tag: the British Museum

Small Passion

The Small Passion is a series of thirty-six woodcuts by Albrecht Durer more title, dating back to 1511 and conserved, among the best existing copies, in the British Museum in London.

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Rhinoceros (Durer)

The Rhino is a famous press followed in 1515 by Albrecht Durer.

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Explosion of the Cart

Go and See the Explosion of the Cart Easter Morning in 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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Torrigiani Garden

Make an Appointment with the Owners for a Guided Tour. Read more [...]

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Piazza della Repubblica (Republic Square)

Piazza della Repubblica has (almost) always been the Read more [...]

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Cascine

The building of Parco delle Cascine began thanks to the Read more [...]

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Looking for the Pitti’s lost coat of arms

Everyone knows the Pitti Palace; everyone associates Read more [...]

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“A Ufo”

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

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The “Ugly” Queen

When Catherine ‘de Medici became Queen of France, she Read more [...]

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The Pazzi Conspiracy

The event that more than anything else fueled rumors Read more [...]

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Michelangelo Baits Raffaello in the Villa Farnesina

In the beautifully decorated Loggia of the Galatea in Read more [...]

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“My Friends”

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

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“Il Toni”

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

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