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’, ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

'Renaissance' architecture is a subjective idea because no straight copy of a Classical building was made in the Renaissance age. Many of Florence's seminal buildings pay credence to the city's ...

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 ...

Crowning gloryThe great dome that tops the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, in Florence, Italy, rises majestically above the city. To this day, at 180 feet in diameter, it is still the largest ...

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 ...