Courtyard of the Bargello Museum in Florence. Among other things, the Bargello was once a prison.
Juno and the Two Peacocks. This was once part of the Fountain for the Sala Grande.
Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Paul. Paolo di Giovanni, 1329
Virgine orante, (The Virgin Praying), Marchigian sculpture, 1490
Crucifix, anonymous, known as the Master of Guadalcanal, 2nd half 17th century
Chapel and Giotto's last frescos
The chapel was built between 1316 and 1322.
Close up of tryptich Virgin and Child with Sts Francis, John the Baptist, Nicholas and Peter, Giovanni di Francesco (Franco) di Piero, 1450s.
A version of David , by Andrea del Verrocchio, 1473-1475. We saw several versions of David in the museum.
The Bargello and its famous tower.
Santa Maria del Fiore (Lady of the flower) aka the Duomo
Multiple layers of the Basilica di San Lorenzo at night. This church was directly across from our hotel, in the middle of the market district.
Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze exhibits the largest number of Michelangelo's sculptures in the world. We were both happy to be here.
One of the main attractions is, of course, Michelangelo's David.
This part of the gallery was purpose built for the David.
It was a treat to see the original statue.
Some background on the David.
More information about Santi Di Tito here.
Deposition of the Christ with the Virgin, St. John the Baptist, St. Catherine of Alexandria, and the Patron. Santi di Tito, 1592
There was a room absolutely full of the work of Lorenzo Bartolini. It was somewhat overwhelming.