Florence – Page 2 – Walking. Gossip. Travel.

Florence – Florence Cathedral Museum (King David by Andrea Pisano)

This statue was once located on the north side of Florence Cathedral and depicts King David. It was sculpted by

Another part of the legacy provided to the Uffizi by the controversial Count Alessandro Contini-Bonacossi, there’s not a vast amount

Painted at some point between 1515 and 1520 by Vincenzo Cateno, the artwork shows the two apostles meeting with Christ

This is an Italian Organum Mathematicum from the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century. I didn’t have a clue what

This is one of those excellent museums which gives some brief information about the object on a panel nearby, whilst

Thank goodness for signage, as I didn’t have a clue what this was, but apparently, it’s a polyhedral dial from

This parade hat dates from the second half of the fifteenth century, which makes it a fascinating exhibit for any

I thought at first that this sculpture was Roman, but only the torso of the centaur (half man, half horse)

The corridors of the Uffizi are iconic and they form the base of the gallery’s large collections, with rooms leading

This 11 metre high column (or in Italian, the Colonna della Giustizia) is located at Piazza Santa Trinita and it