Art Routes

If I were to name the most Florentine square of all, it would undoubtedly be Piazza SS. Annunziata. Adorned with the Brunelleschi-style loggia, expanded over the centuries on three sides…

As a hub of Dominican religiosity, the Basilica, steeped in history, engages in a captivating dialogue with the adjacent contemporary Santa Maria Novella Station. The latter, a recent creation by…

Who knows what might have happened at night. Cosimo, on horseback, lingers in Piazza della Signoria before returning home after one of the numerous duties that the life of a…

“celeste è questa corrispondenza d’amorosi sensi“ (Celestial is this correspondence of amorous senses) The pristine marble facade of the Santa Croce church stands out against the blue sky. It will…

The David. The David, as we all know him. The one with furrowed brows and a thoughtful gaze. The one with a stone clutched in one hand and a sling…

A meticulous visitor, strolling around Florence’s Cathedral, will catch a glimpse of Brunelleschi, somewhat in the background, contemplating his masterpiece, the dome. What might be going through his mind? Perhaps…

“What do they think they’re doing with that outfit? It always looks like a museum piece!” “What a clean and impeccable house! It’s not at all welcoming; it seems like…

Florence, the city of the lily, the Marzocco, and the Medici family. Florence, a city embraced by the waters of the Arno, remarkably low during dry spells but alarmingly high…