Trading Art for Politics, Former Uffizi Chief Runs for Mayor of Florence Eike Schmidt, the former director of the Uffizi Galleries, is facing an uphill battle in his bid to become mayor, but he ...

The spectacular Renaissance art treasure The Gates Of Paradise is to be placed on public view again after nearly three decades of restoration work.

Florence hosts a rich trove of art, first dome. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 51°F. Monday, May 26th 2025 Digital Replica Edition. Home Page. News. Latest Headlines; ...

Francis Marion University held its annual Arts International Festival in downtown Florence Saturday. Hundreds of people came out to celebrate international art, music, food, and culture. South ...

It's part museum, part workshop, part hospital for threatened treasures. At the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, Italy, conservators work to restore cultural and artistic masterpieces, some ...

In the 14th century, Florence was the center of the Italian Renaissance, but after a devastating flood in the 1960s, it became something else: one of the world’s foremost centers of art ...

In Florence, even street signs are pieces of art. Playful, funny, irreverent, hundreds of signs dot the landscape. They're all the work of the street artist who goes by "Clet," who saw an ...

Sculpture had pride of place among the visual arts in 15th-century Florence, but in later centuries, as the Italian Renaissance was reinterpreted and repackaged for the modern museumgoer, it was ...

Florence, Italy, is one the world’s most beautiful open-air museums. The birthplace of the Renaissance, it's home to priceless works of art. But with coronavirus keeping tourists away, the city ...

aims and methods of the donatello society--florence to be made the art centre of europe--the study of antique art in modern life. share full article. july 5, 1880.

Italy’s Renaissance capital, Florence, is reclaiming its centuries-old role as an incubator of the interplay between fashion and art. The new director of the Uffizi gallery has announced plans ...

Art lovers flock to its medieval centre for a close-up of famous paintings by the likes of Raphael and Michelangelo. Mini guide to art in Florence - BBC Travel Homepage ...