The Italian Renaissance is, perhaps the most famous period in history. In Caprarola, there is building that embodies all that ...

Founded in 1973, Istituto Lorenzo de' Medici (LdM) is one of Italy's most established international higher education institutions, with its main campus in the historical center of Florence, and sister ...

The most famous pupil of Argyropoulos was the famed polymath Leonardo da Vinci. He also taught the influential Florentine statesmen and bankers Pietro de’ Medici and Lorenzo de’ Medici; the Italian ...

Now walk down Via de’ Calzaiuoli ... home to several of the master’s sculptures. Pop into San Lorenzo, the Medici’s parish church, then see the David in the Accademia (see “Insider ...

The man in charge of the city, Duke Cosimo de’ Medici ... body is found in the Church of San Lorenzo, beneath a fresco he had been working on, a work of art that — depending on your allegiance ...

At the height of Medici power, where Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici rule the city as patrons of art, intellect, and political strategy. But behind the grandeur of carnival celebrations and jousts ...

Below the building's curved arches are dozens of sculptures (notable ones include Giambologna's Rape of the Sabines and a statue of Perseo holding Medusa's head, by Benvenuto Cellini), which draw ...

which is a replica of the painted decorations found on the ceilings of one of the pavilions of the Villa Medici. "Photos, sculptures, paintings and engravings interact with the architecture to ...

One of Florence’s best kept secrets is just around corner in Palazzo Medici-Riccardi; the tiny Cappella dei Magi (Via Cavour, 3) is decorated with top-to-toe frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli.