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44: 36: 28: 487: 482: 17: 191:. It is a multipurpose museum, composed of several elements, including early Tuscan paintings, the sculptures of Michelangelo and contemporary paintings, and other nineteenth-century sculptures, as well as a collection of Russian icons. The gallery also includes the "Museum of Musical Instruments". 81:(died 1743, the last of the Florentine Medicis) who bequeathed all the family collections to the city as long as they remained united. A second issue is that unlike other major cities, Florence was not sacked, and hence did not undergo the looting experienced by cities such as 121:
holds figurative art up to about the middle of the eighteenth century, with an overlap from the late fifteenth century with the works preserved in the Palatine Gallery of Palazzo Pitti. The Uffizi also holds classical sculptures. which supplement the ancient art in the
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on visitors who try to see them all, as evidenced by hospital records of hundreds of visitors each year affected by the syndrome. The art in Florence was one of the elements that contributed to the central part of the city being named a
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divided into various rooms set up by style and in chronological order. Born from the artistic collections accumulated over the centuries by the Medici, it also has a collection of ancient sculptures and exhibits such as works by
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and the Medici villas. The protection continued even during the Second World War, and on 3 September 1944, when the Germans bombed every bridge in Florence (except
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form a key element of the cultural and artistic character of the city. Of the 15 most visited Italian art museums and galleries, five are in
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moved a series of furnishings and works from other disused Italian palaces to their residence in
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Scientists investigate Stendhal Syndrome – fainting caused by great art
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is known for the collection of Michelangelo statues, including his
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Cornell University Press, 2012. (From the book summary.)
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and the "Carriages Museum". Its principal gallery, the
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Florence: A Complete Guide to the Renaissance City.
319: 317: 535: 210:holds works of art mostly from the Renaissance. 73:The art in Florence is inherently linked to the 314: 518: 349:Maria Grazia Bernardini, Mario Lolli Ghetti. 303: 301: 438: 425:Bollettino della Società di Studi Fiorentini 447:"The Palatine Gallery and Royal Apartments" 525: 511: 493:This article about a museum in Italy is a 419: 417: 298: 257:Touring Club Italiano – Dossier Musei 2009 48:National Archaeological Museum of Florence 351:Lo Stato dell’Arte – L’Arte dello Stato. 42: 34: 26: 15: 414: 536: 423:Adriano Marinazzo, "Palazzo Pitti". 237: 130:sculptures are generally held at the 476: 396:Franca Falletti, Marcella Anglani. 340:La Nuova Italia Editrice, 1980. P 9 13: 385:Uffizi: Art, History, Collections. 323:Antony Shugaar, Paolo De Simonis. 14: 560: 293:An Art Lover's Guide to Florence. 485: 480: 445:Polo Museale Fiorentino (2007). 138:holds items including Egyptian, 403: 390: 377: 364:National Archaeological Museum. 356: 343: 330: 285: 268: 250: 136:National Archaeological Museum 124:National Archaeological Museum 31:A salon at the Palazzo Vecchio 1: 497:. You can help Knowledge by 245:The Golden Book of Florence. 7: 327:Touring Club Italiano, 1999 213: 10: 565: 475: 151:Florentine Renaissance art 112: 79:Anna Maria Luisa de Medici 68:UNESCO World Heritage Site 362:Maria Cristina Guidotti. 338:La Resistenza fiorentina. 398:Galleria dell'Accademia. 230: 225:List of museums in Italy 132:Bargello National Museum 451:Polo Museale Fiorentino 183:Galleria dell'Accademia 427:22, 2014. pp 299–306. 50: 40: 32: 24: 366:Giunti Editore, 1999 311:Parkstone Intl, 2014. 262:18 April 2012 at the 247:Bonechi, 1996 pp 1–10 142:and Roman artifacts. 46: 39:Gallery of Modern Art 38: 30: 19: 549:Italian museum stubs 149:has a collection of 95:unification of Italy 544:Museums in Florence 400:Giunti, 1999. P. 12 353:Gangemi. 2015. P175 178:, and many others. 55:Museums of Florence 387:Giunti, 2004. P 48 307:Victoria Charles. 126:. Renaissance and 51: 41: 33: 25: 20:A corridor at the 506: 505: 457:on 9 October 2007 160:Leonardo da Vinci 63:Stendhal syndrome 556: 527: 520: 513: 489: 484: 477: 467: 466: 464: 462: 442: 436: 421: 412: 407: 401: 394: 388: 381: 375: 360: 354: 347: 341: 336:Renzo Grazzini, 334: 328: 321: 312: 305: 296: 289: 283: 272: 266: 254: 248: 241: 208:Palatine Gallery 204:Porcelain Museum 22:Uffizi galleries 564: 563: 559: 558: 557: 555: 554: 553: 534: 533: 532: 531: 473: 471: 470: 460: 458: 443: 439: 422: 415: 408: 404: 395: 391: 382: 378: 361: 357: 348: 344: 335: 331: 322: 315: 306: 299: 290: 286: 280:Daily Telegraph 274:Nick Squires, " 273: 269: 264:Wayback Machine 255: 251: 242: 238: 233: 220:House of Medici 216: 198:, south of the 115: 93:. And with the 12: 11: 5: 562: 552: 551: 546: 530: 529: 522: 515: 507: 504: 503: 490: 469: 468: 437: 413: 410:Cultura italia 402: 389: 383:Gloria Fossi. 376: 355: 342: 329: 313: 309:Art in Europe. 297: 291:Judith Testa, 284: 282:, 8 July 2010. 267: 249: 235: 234: 232: 229: 228: 227: 222: 215: 212: 147:Uffizi Gallery 119:Uffizi Gallery 114: 111: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 561: 550: 547: 545: 542: 541: 539: 528: 523: 521: 516: 514: 509: 508: 502: 500: 496: 491: 488: 483: 479: 478: 474: 456: 452: 448: 441: 434: 433:9788894869699 430: 426: 420: 418: 411: 406: 399: 393: 386: 380: 373: 372:9788809013476 369: 365: 359: 352: 346: 339: 333: 326: 320: 318: 310: 304: 302: 294: 288: 281: 277: 271: 265: 261: 258: 253: 246: 243:Erika Pauli. 240: 236: 226: 223: 221: 218: 217: 211: 209: 205: 201: 197: 196:Palazzo Pitti 192: 190: 189: 184: 179: 177: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 152: 148: 143: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 120: 110: 108: 107:Ponte Vecchio 104: 103:Palazzo Pitti 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 75:Medici family 71: 69: 64: 60: 56: 49: 45: 37: 29: 23: 18: 499:expanding it 492: 472: 459:. Retrieved 455:the original 450: 440: 424: 405: 397: 392: 384: 379: 363: 358: 350: 345: 337: 332: 324: 308: 292: 287: 279: 270: 252: 244: 239: 193: 187: 180: 164:Michelangelo 144: 116: 72: 54: 52: 538:Categories 200:Arno River 176:Caravaggio 461:8 January 128:Mannerist 374:. pp 3–7 260:Archived 214:See also 140:Etruscan 59:Florence 168:Raphael 113:Museums 431:  370:  172:Titian 156:Giotto 99:Savoys 89:, and 87:Modena 83:Mantua 231:Notes 188:David 91:Parma 495:stub 463:2008 429:ISBN 368:ISBN 194:The 181:The 145:The 117:The 97:the 53:The 278:", 540:: 449:. 416:^ 316:^ 300:^ 174:, 170:, 166:, 162:, 158:, 85:, 70:. 526:e 519:t 512:v 501:. 465:. 435:.

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Uffizi galleries



National Archaeological Museum of Florence
Florence
Stendhal syndrome
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Medici family
Anna Maria Luisa de Medici
Mantua
Modena
Parma
unification of Italy
Savoys
Palazzo Pitti
Ponte Vecchio
Uffizi Gallery
National Archaeological Museum
Mannerist
Bargello National Museum
National Archaeological Museum
Etruscan
Uffizi Gallery
Florentine Renaissance art
Giotto
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael

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