Sculpture in the Age of Donatello: Renaissance Masterpieces from Florence Cathedral is an improbable exhibition, with 23 early Renaissance pieces that have rarely (if ever) left Italy, let alone ...

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence: section of the dome reproduced in Bernardo Sansone Sgrilli, ‘Descrizione e studj dell' insigne fabbrica di S. Maria del Fiore Metropolitana Fiorentina’, ...

And then, starting in the 1400s, under the Medici family, Florence gave rise to the Renaissance. Today, their Pitti Palace features 20,000 works from that era, including 11 alone from the master ...

THEN, IN ABOUT 1400, HERE IN FLORENCE, THERE WAS A RENAISSANCE. THIS EXCITING REBIRTH OF THE CULTURES OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME SWEPT FROM HERE ALL ACROSS EUROPE.

The Renaissance began in Italy during the 14th century, spreading across Europe by the 17th century. This period saw a revival of classical knowledge, art, and architecture inspired by Ancient ...

Between 1422 and 1425 a new reliquary was made for the prestigious Florentine relic of Apostle Philip's right arm. Although it was kept at the baptistery of S. Giovanni, the form of the Saint Philip ...

Then, around 1400, there was a Renaissance — a rebirth of the culture of ancient Greece and Rome. Starting in Florence, it swept across Europe.

In one unforgettable scene, Stewart recounts an amorous visit to Florence’s famed Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, better known as the “Duomo.” In 1961, Stewart, then just 19, wed Andrew ...