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Crucifixion by Niccolò di Pietro Gerini

Crucifixion by Niccolò di Pietro Gerini

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple by Niccolò di Buonaccorso

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple by Niccolò di Buonaccorso

An online database for the conservation and study of the Uffizi ancient sculptures

An online database for the conservation and study of the Uffizi ancient sculptures

The idea of digitising the restoration documents for the ancient sculptures in the Uffizi, using SICaR goes back to 2014. SICaR is an open-source s...

The forgotten Grand Duke. The series of Medici-Lorraine busts and their commendation in the so-called Antiricetto of the Gallery of Statues and Paintings

The forgotten Grand Duke. The series of Medici-Lorraine busts and their commendation in the so-called Antiricetto of the Gallery of Statues and Paintings

The article reconstructs the significance and structure of the theory behind the Medici-Lorraine busts which have been on display in the antiricett...

Florence and the Middle East. A Cultural Arabesque

Florence and the Middle East. A Cultural Arabesque

What is widely known in the Western world as Arabesque refers of an artistic representation of the interminable order and unison of nature that lea...

The King of Spain’s Grandchildren: Anton Raphael Mengs and Florence

The King of Spain’s Grandchildren: Anton Raphael Mengs and Florence

The Niches Room of Pitti Palace hosts an exhibition dedicated to Anton Raphael Mengs and his relationships with Florence. Painted by Mengs in Flore...

The promotion of the collection of prints and drawings of the Uffizi and the publication of the “Olschki Portfolios” (1912-1921)

The promotion of the collection of prints and drawings of the Uffizi and the publication of the “Olschki Portfolios” (1912-1921)

The publication of the reproductions of I Disegni della R. Galleria (The Drawings of the Royal Gallery) was launched in 1912 by Giovanni Poggi, the...

News about a Painting at the Uffizi: the Queen of Armenia by Mario Balassi

News about a Painting at the Uffizi: the Queen of Armenia by Mario Balassi

Archival research and meticulous stylistic studies have led to the complete reinterpretation of a painting of the Uffizi Galleries. Previously beli...