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The Italian High Renaissance (Florence and Rome, 1495-1520)
The Italian High Renaissance (Florence and Rome, 1495-1520) The Artist as Universal Man and Individual Genius By Susan Behrends Frank, Ph.D. Associate Curator for Research The Phillips Collection What are the new ideas behind the Italian High Renaissance? • Commitment to monumental interpretation of form with the human figure at center stage • Integration of form and space; figures actually occupy space • New medium of oil allows for new concept of luminosity as light and shadow (chiaroscuro) in a manner that allows form to be constructed in space in a new way • Physiological aspect of man developed • Psychological aspect of man explored • Forms in action • Dynamic interrelationship of the parts to the whole • New conception of the artist as the universal man and individual genius who is creative in multiple disciplines Michelangelo The Artists of the Italian High Renaissance Considered Universal Men and Individual Geniuses Raphael- Self-Portrait Leonardo da Vinci- Self-Portrait Michelangelo- Pietà- 1498-1500 St. Peter’s, Rome Leonardo da Vinci- Mona Lisa (Lisa Gherardinidi Franceso del Giacondo) Raphael- Sistine Madonna- 1513 begun c. 1503 Gemäldegalerie, Dresden Louvre, Paris Leonardo’s Notebooks Sketches of Plants Sketches of Cats Leonardo’s Notebooks Bird’s Eye View of Chiana Valley, showing Arezzo, Cortona, Perugia, and Siena- c. 1502-1503 Storm Breaking Over a Valley- c. 1500 Sketch over the Arno Valley (Landscape with River/Paesaggio con fiume)- 1473 Leonardo’s Notebooks Studies of Water Drawing of a Man’s Head Deluge- c. 1511-12 Leonardo’s Notebooks Detail of Tank Sketches of Tanks and Chariots Leonardo’s Notebooks Flying Machine/Helicopter Miscellaneous studies of different gears and mechanisms Bat wing with proportions Leonardo’s Notebooks Vitruvian Man- c. -
The Flowering of Florence: Botanical Art for the Medici" on View at the National Gallery of Art March 3 - May 27, 2002
Office of Press and Public Information Fourth Street and Constitution Av enue NW Washington, DC Phone: 202-842-6353 Fax: 202-789-3044 www.nga.gov/press Release Date: February 26, 2002 Passion for Art and Science Merge in "The Flowering of Florence: Botanical Art for the Medici" on View at the National Gallery of Art March 3 - May 27, 2002 Washington, DC -- The Medici family's passion for the arts and fascination with the natural sciences, from the 15th century to the end of the dynasty in the 18th century, is beautifully illustrated in The Flowering of Florence: Botanical Art for the Medici, at the National Gallery of Art's East Building, March 3 through May 27, 2002. Sixty-eight exquisite examples of botanical art, many never before shown in the United States, include paintings, works on vellum and paper, pietre dure (mosaics of semiprecious stones), manuscripts, printed books, and sumptuous textiles. The exhibition focuses on the work of three remarkable artists in Florence who dedicated themselves to depicting nature--Jacopo Ligozzi (1547-1626), Giovanna Garzoni (1600-1670), and Bartolomeo Bimbi (1648-1729). "The masterly technique of these remarkable artists, combined with freshness and originality of style, has had a lasting influence on the art of naturalistic painting," said Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art. "We are indebted to the institutions and collectors, most based in Italy, who generously lent works of art to the exhibition." The Exhibition Early Nature Studies: The exhibition begins with an introductory section on nature studies from the late 1400s and early 1500s. -
A New Chronology of the Construction and Restoration of the Medici Guardaroba in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
A NEW CHRONOLOGY OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION OF THE MEDICI GUARDAROBA IN THE PALAZZO VECCHIO, FLORENCE by Mark Rosen One of the most unusual projects overseen by Giorgio Vasari in the Palazzo Vecchio in Flor- ence, the Guardaroba is a trapezoidal room containing a late-sixteenth-century cycle of fi fty-three geographical maps of the earth affi xed in two tiers to the front of a series of wooden cabinets (fi g. 1). Vasari published a detailed program for the Guardaroba project in the second edition of “Le vite de’ piu eccellenti pittori scultori e architettori” in 15681, at a moment when the project, begun in 1563, was still in development. The program defi nes it as a complete cosmography of the known universe, with maps, globes, painted constellations, illustrations of fl ora and fauna, and portraits of great historical leaders. Rarities and artworks placed inside the cabinets would act together with this custom-designed imagery to refl ect back on the name and charismatic persona of Vasari’s patron, Cosimo I de’ Medici (1519–1574). The idea and program behind the Medici Guardaroba had roots in late medieval studioli — small, womb-like study spaces that valorized private contemplation and collecting through complex humanistic decoration. Yet the goal of this new space was to be a public theater for the court’s cosmography and its power to collect and sort the duchy’s fi nest objects. The incomplete status of the room today — which includes only a series of empty cabinets, a terrestrial globe (1564–1568) by the Dominican scientist Egnazio Danti, and a cycle of maps painted by Danti (between 1563 and 1575) and Stefano Buonsignori (from 1576 through c. -
The Best of Renaissance Florence April 28 – May 6, 2019
Alumni Travel Study From Galleries to Gardens The Best of Renaissance Florence April 28 – May 6, 2019 Featuring Study Leader Molly Bourne ’87, Professor of Art History and Coordinator of the Master’s Program in Renaissance Art at Syracuse University Florence Immerse yourself in the tranquil, elegant beauty of Italy’s grandest gardens and noble estates. Discover the beauty, drama, and creativity of the Italian Renaissance by spending a week in Florence—the “Cradle of the Renaissance”—with fellow Williams College alumni. In addition to a dazzling array of special openings, invitations into private homes, and splendid feasts of Tuscan cuisine, this tour offers the academic leadership of Molly Bourne (Williams Class of ’87), art history professor at Syracuse University Florence. From the early innovations of Giotto, Brunelleschi, and Masaccio to the grand accomplishments of Michelangelo, our itinerary will uncover the very best of Florence’s Renaissance treasury. Outside of Florence, excursions to delightful Siena and along the Piero della Francesca trail will provide perspectives on the rise of the Renaissance in Tuscany. But the program is not merely an art seminar—interactions with local food and wine experts, lunches inside beautiful private homes, meanders through stunning private gardens, and meetings with traditional artisans will complement this unforgettable journey. Study Leader MOLLY BOURNE (BA Williams ’87; PhD Harvard ’98) has taught art history at Syracuse University Florence since 1999, where she is also Coordinator of their Master’s Program in Renaissance Art History. A member of the Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana, she has also served as project researcher for the Medici Archive Project and held a fellowship at Villa I Tatti, the Harvard Center for Renaissance Studies. -
TREASURES from the Uffizi Gallery Overview
Offering of the Angels: Treasures from the Uffizi Gallery Overview Oering of the Angels: Treasures from the Uzi Gallery is a traveling exhibition from the famed Uzi Gallery in Florence, Italy. The exhibition features 45 works – two large tapestries and 43 paintings by Renaissance artists from the 15th to 17th century. This exhibition, along with related programming, will be presented at the James A. Michener Art Museum from April 21, 2012 – August 10, 2012. Curated by Antonio Natali, the Director of the Uzi, the exhibition examines classical sacred art as the visual representation of the path to redemption and the life of Christ, and also presents the broad diversity and stylistic evolution of art from Northern Italy during the seminal Renaissance period. The exhibition includes works by masters such as Botticelli, Tintoretto, Parmigianino, Lorenzo Monaco, Guercino, Cristofano and Alessandro Allori. A recently restored painting attributed to Tiziano has just been added to the exhibition, and will be on public display for the rst time in recent history. This tour is the only time these masterworks will be seen in the United States, and the Michener Art Museum is the only venue to host this exhibition in the Northeast region. www.MichenerArtMuseum.org A Night at the Uffizi A night of firsts To celebrate the première of the exhibition Oering of the Angels: Treasures from the Uzi Gallery, the James A. Michener Art Museum is hosting a black tie gala event, A Night at the Uzi. Oering of the Angels is the rst American tour of these works by Italian Renaissance masters and features 15th-17th century paintings and tapestries from the renowned Uzi Gallery in Florence, Italy. -
I Medici E La Toscana Bibliografia
I Medici e la Toscana Bibliografia Febbraio 2018 Biblioteca della Toscana Pietro Leopoldo Introduzione La bibliografia che qui proponiamo raccoglie i libri che la biblioteca possiede sulla famiglia de’ Medici, nota per aver retto le sorti della città di Firenze prima e della Toscana poi, dal 1434 fino al 1737. I volumi sono presentati in ordine alfabetico. I libri proposti in questa bibliografia, come quelli presenti nel catalogo della biblioteca, possono essere presi in prestito direttamente presso la sede della Biblioteca della Toscana Pietro Leopoldo oppure presso le biblioteche che fanno servizio di prestito interbibliotecario. Così come copie cartacee e digitali di articoli qui citati possono essere richieste presso biblioteche che effettuano il servizio di document delivery (servizio di fornitura documenti). Bibliografia I Medici e la Toscana febbraio 2018 2 Biblioteca della Toscana Pietro Leopoldo 1536-1541 : Mediceo del Principato, filze 329-353 / a cura di Anna Bellinazzi e Claudio Lamioni ; con un saggio di Giuseppe Pansini. - Firenze : Giunta regionale toscana ; [Scandicci] : La nuova Italia, 1982. - LXXXV, 357 p., 28 p. di tav. ; 30 cm 1541-1546 : Mediceo del Principato, filze 354-372 / a cura di Anna Bellinazzi e Claudio Lamioni. - Firenze : Giunta regionale toscana ; Scandicci : La nuova Italia, 1986. - 446 p., [20] c. di tav. : ill. ; 30 cm 1544-1549 : Mediceo del Principato, filze 373-391 A / a cura di Anna Bellinazzi, Claudio Lamioni, Marcella Morviducci. - Firenze : Regione Toscana ; Ospedaletto, Pisa : Pacini, 2013. - 271 p. ; 30 cm 1549-1551 : Mediceo del Principato, filze 392-403 A / a cura di Vanna Arrighi. - [Firenze] : Giunta regionale toscana ; Milano : Bibliografica, 1992. - VIII, 411 p., 16 p. -
Musei Di Firenze ON-LINE POSSIBILITÀ DI ACQUISTARE BIGLIETTI CUMULATIVI CON SCONTI PER I DIVERSI MUSEI
PRENOTAZIONI ONLINE È POSSIBILE PRENOTARE I Musei di Firenze ON-LINE POSSIBILITÀ DI ACQUISTARE BIGLIETTI CUMULATIVI CON SCONTI PER I DIVERSI MUSEI. VISITA IL SITO FIRENZEMUSEI.IT I N G R E S S O L I B E R O Per i cittadini della Comunità europea Per i ragazzi sotto i 18 anni FIRENZE CARD Per gli adulti oltre i 65 DÀ ACCESSO AI PRINCIPALI MUSEI Per i cittadini non comunitari, ED E' VALIDA 72 ORE. l'ingresso è gratuito per i bambini NEL CASO IN CUI SI DECIDA DI sotto i 6 anni. VISITARE SOLO GLI UFFIZI E È necessario pagare solo la L'ACCADEMIA NON È CONVENIENTE. prenotazione di 4,00€ a persona. PREZZO DI OGNI MUSEO CON Per ulteriori informazioni visitare PRENOTAZIONE: CIRCA 15,00€ PER il sito sbas.firenze.it o PERSONA firenzemusei.it PRENOTAZIONI ONLINE VISITA IL SITO I Musei di Firenze FIRENZEMUSEI.IT L A G A L L E R I A D E L L ' A C C A D E M I A LA GALLERIA DELL'ACCADEMIA VIA RICASOLI, 60 - TEL. 0039 055 2388609 APERTO DAL MARTEDÌ ALLA DOMENICA 8:30-18:50 - CHIUSO IL LUNEDI CI SONO SETTE OPERE DI MARMO DI MICHELANGELO: IL DAVID, S. MATTEO, QUATTRO PRIGIONIERI INCOMPIUTI, LA PIETÀ DI PALESTRINA . NELLE SALE CIRCOSTANTI, VI È LA PIÙ IMPORTANTE PINACOTECA DELLA CITTÀ DOPO GLI UFFIZI E PITTI, CON OPERE DEI PRIMITIVI E ARTISTI FIORENTINI E TOSCANI DEI SECOLI XIV E XV. L A G A L L E R I A D E G L I U F F I Z I PIAZZALE DEGLI UFFIZI - TEL . -
Palazzo Medici
Scuola elementare …………………………… Anno Scolastico ……………………………. Classe ……………………………………… Maestro/a ……………………………………. Alunno/a …………………………………….. ANDIAMO A PALAZZO MEDICI A VEDERE l’edificio più moderno del Rinascimento 1. La storia dell’edificio 2. La Cappella dei Magi 3. La Sala di Luca Giordano www.palazzomediciriccardi.it 1 1. La storia dell’edificio Il palazzo fu costruito come residenza di famiglia per volontà di Cosimo il Vecchio a partire dal 1444 ed era praticamente terminato nel 1462 (siamo nel Rinascimento o Umanesimo). Il progetto è di Michelozzo, che da Cosimo aveva avuto l’incarico di realizzare anche il convento domenicano di San Marco (quello del Beato Angelico e del Savonarola). Cosimo il Vecchio preferì il progetto di Michelozzo a quello del più noto Filippo Brunelleschi, perché l’autore della cupola gli aveva proposto un edificio troppo sontuoso. E i fiorentini avrebbero potuto vedere con invidia la costruzione di un palazzo privato così ricco! Stemma dei Medici Il palazzo è in una posizione strategica: ad un passo dal cuore religioso della città (la Piazza del Duomo con i suoi monumenti), vicino alle chiese di San Lorenzo e di San Marco, protette dalla famiglia dei Medici, e facilmente collegato attraverso Via Calzaioli a Palazzo Vecchio, il cuore politico. E’ il prototipo del palazzo fiorentino rinascimentale: è formato da un grande corpo quadrangolare a tre piani che si dispongono attorno ad un cortile porticato. 2 La facciata è in pietra forte (la stessa di Palazzo Vecchio), lavorata a bugni con rilievo diverso a seconda dei piani: più sporgenti e rustici i bugni del piano terreno, sempre più levigati a mano a mano che si sale. -
Insider's Florence
Insider’s Florence Explore the birthplace of the Renaissance November 8 - 15, 2014 Book Today! SmithsonianJourneys.org • 1.877.338.8687 Insider’s Florence Overview Florence is a wealth of Renaissance treasures, yet many of its riches elude all but the most experienced travelers. During this exclusive tour, Smithsonian Journey’s Resident Expert and popular art historian Elaine Ruffolo takes you behind the scenes to discover the city’s hidden gems. You’ll enjoy special access at some of Florence’s most celebrated sites during private after-hours visits and gain insight from local experts, curators, and museum directors. Learn about restoration issues with a conservator in the Uffizi’s lab, take tea with a principessa after a private viewing of her art collection, and meet with artisans practicing their ages-old art forms. During a special day in the countryside, you’ll also go behind the scenes to explore lovely villas and gardens once owned by members of the Medici family. Plus, enjoy time on your own to explore the city’s remarkable piazzas, restaurants, and other museums. This distinctive journey offers first time and returning visitors a chance to delve deeper into the arts and treasures of Florence. Smithsonian Expert Elaine Ruffolo November 8 - 15, 2014 For popular leader Elaine Ruffolo, Florence offers boundless opportunities to study and share the finest artistic achievements of the Renaissance. Having made her home in this splendid city, she serves as Resident Director for the Smithsonian’s popular Florence programs. She holds a Master’s degree in art history from Syracuse University and serves as a lecturer and field trip coordinator for the Syracuse University’s program in Italy. -
TRA PIANURA E COLLINA: CASTELLO E LE VILLE MEDICEE La Mappa Il Territorio Del Nostro Percorso
A NORD OVEST TRA PIANURA E COLLINA: CASTELLO E LE VILLE MEDICEE La mappa Il territorio del nostro percorso Questo percorso presenta aspetti di assoluto interesse storico, artistico e paesaggistico, in cui spiccano per bellezza, importanza, monumentalità le ville suburbane di svago e delizia: quelle medicee di Castello e Petraia, con i loro meravigliosi giardini all’italiana (non solo natura adattata alla geometria prospettica del verde, ma programma metaforico e simbolico del potere e del prestigio del Principe) e quelle che furono dei Villa di Castello; la grotta degli animali Medici, come Villa Corsini, ma anche Villa La Quiete alle Montalve (anch’essa appartenuta ai Medici) dove, dal 1724, risiedette Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici, elettrice Palatina, ultima discendente della famiglia. Questa zona, in parte arrampicata sulla collina di Quarto, deve il suo nome all’antico borgo di origine etrusca e romana (Castellum, cioè cisterna, serbatoio d’acqua) su cui passava l’acquedotto fatto costruire dal senatore Marco Opelio Macrino (164-218) e col quale venivano distribuite Villa della Petraia:veduta le acque verso Firenze. Terra elettiva per l’otium e la delizia dei Medici, teatro di eventi fondamentali nella vita della famiglia, oggi la zona preserva, pur assediata a valle dallo sviluppo urbanistico, una sua precisa e straordinaria memoria storica fatta, anche, di strade e viuzze murate a racchiudere porzioni di campagna, antiche case contadine, olivete e poderi, testimonianza di un passato a vocazione agricola basato sull’organizzazione -
Mission Statement History
Mission Statement The Friends of the Uffizi Gallery was established in 2006 as the United States "sister" organization to the Amici degli Uffizi, in Florence, Italy. In response to the May, 1993 terrorist bombing that damaged several art works and portions of the Uffizi Gallery, Amici was founded in Florence by a group of concerned citizens, including Contessa Maria Vittoria Colonna Rimbotti, the current President of both organizations. A U.S. based tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, the Friends of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS Uffizi Gallery, was created to support the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, by President raising awareness of the Uffizi and its cultural treasures and by providing resources Contessa Maria Vittoria Colonna Rimbotti for acquisition, preservation, restoration and education. Vice-President Emanuele Guerra History Director of Operations Mary Jo Zingale The Amici degli Uffizi, established in 1993 after the Uffizi bombing, has ever since Treasurer supported the Uffizi Gallery in Florence by facilitating acquisitions, supporting Bruce Crawford restorations and organizing special exhibitions. In tandem with the Amici degli Secretary Uffizi, the Friends of the Uffizi Gallery, founded in 2006 raises funds to support Madeleine Parker these activities through the efforts of its dedicated members and patrons. Over 30 Honorary Members restoration projects, designated priorities by Antonio Natali, Director of the Uffizi Antonio Natali Gallery, have been completed through 2012. Diann G. Scaravilli EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Uffizi Gallery, originally showcasing the Medici family collection of ancient Lisa Marie Browne sculptures, is considered one of the world's first public museums. It receives over ADVISORY BOARD 1.6 million visitors per year. -
OVERLOOKING a WORK of ART Tuscany Portraits on Show at Forte Di Belvedere
FLORENCE CITY GUIDE ® OCTOBER 2020 WWW.WHEREITALIA.COM/FLORENCE AUTUMN TIPS ON LUXURY SHOPPING, DINING AND SIGHTSEEING HOW TO ENJOY YOUR WINE TASTING IN ITALY OVERLOOKING A WORK OF ART Tuscany portraits on show at Forte di Belvedere SIGHTSEEING | MUSEUMS | SHOPPING | DINING | ENTERTAINMENT | MAPS Florence October 2020 VIA SESTESE WINE EXPERIENCE CASTELLO SESTO 14 the guide apertura SIGHTSEEING FIORENTINO SVINCOLO SESTO FIORENTINO V I A 18 SHOPPING S AUTOSTRADA FIRENZE-MARE E S VI VIA XXV APRILE T A E VIA DEL CHIUSO DEI PAZZI G S E At the Officina . DUPRÈ VIA REGINALDO GIULIANI VIA DELLE PANCHE Profumo-Farmaceutica VIA ANDREA COSTA Santa Maria Novella you VIA ANDREA COSTA VIA G. DUPRÈ Teatro Romano can discover products VIA FAENTINA VIA DE' PERFETTI RICASOLI VIA CARLO DEL GRECO Museo Bandini VIA MARINI VIA PORTIGIANI for personal care with Cattedrale di San Romolo BO SCONI STRAD A PROV INCIALE 54 DEI PIAZZA PIAZZA G.GARIBALDI MINO DA FIESOLE a Florentine spirit VIA MASSICINI V. LUCCHESE A VIALE XI AGOSTO LUC V VIA SANT’APPOLINAR AUTOSTRADA FIRENZE-MARE I VIA S.CHIARA A E VIA SALVADOR ALLENDE F R À VIALE SAN G VIA GI VIALE 30GAETANO PIERACCINIDINING I O ULI AENTINA V O CACCIN A N I N VIA F SOLANA I PONTE D A Today, as over 130 F VIA DELLA BADIA DEI ROCCETTINI I NUOVO E VIA REGINALDO GIULIANI S H I A F I E VIA DELLE PANCHE O FIESOLE L ALLA CC E D PIAZZA E years ago, the most T Aeroporto Amerigo V I A V E T ENRICO O Vespucci PIGNONE BADIA L MATTEI VIA MANTELLINI ' A N G E VIA PRATESE L I C authentic cuisine of PIZZERIA O V I A U G O C O R S I SAN DOMENICO V.