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Nativity of the Virgin (Altdorfer)

The Nativity of the Virgin is an oil painting on wood (140,7à 130-cm) by Albrecht Altdorfer, dated to 1520 and stored in the Alte Pinakothek of Monaco.

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The Contrada (Neighborhood Identity)

Many of the Tuscan hill towns were divided into 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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Cascine

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

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Central Market

With the substantial increase in population at the end Read more [...]

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The Polyhedron

One of Michelangelo’s least known inventions is the 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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The “Ugly” Queen

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

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Anglo-Florentines and the British Institute

“The double line of dark cypress, and the intricate Read more [...]

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Villa Farnesina

This “little” Farnese palace, perhaps would better be Read more [...]

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Little wine windows

The so-called buchette del vino were little windows 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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The Pazzi Conspiracy

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

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