A team of artisans on the outskirts of Florence are casting the final panels of a replica of a Renaissance masterpiece: Lorenzo Ghiberti’s famed bronze north doors on the Florence Baptistery, AP reported.
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Category: Arts
Florence Capital 1865-2015, Palazzo Pitti’s exhibit
In Florence, Palazzo Pitti’s Modern Art Gallery celebrates the 150th anniversary of Florence as the capital of Italy with a show from November 19 to April 3 titled Florence Capital 1865-2015. The Gifts and Collections of the King.
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Class delated visit to a religion-themed art exhibit
An elementary school canceled a class visit to a religion-themed art exhibition because it might irk non-Catholic students, La Nazione regional daily reported.
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Uffizi, director Schmidt wants to make changes
The Uffizi’s new German director, Eike Schmidt, has plans for the venerable museum, and is not shy about making them known.
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The White Crucifixion by Chagall at the Baptistery
The White Crucifixion by Marc Chagall was transferred from Palazzo Strozzi to the Florence Baptistery.
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Catholic Novel Set In Florence Wins Book Award
The Annunciation is a love story that connects to an assassination plot on Pope John Paul II where religious students are studying frescos at the San Marco convent in Florence, Italy.
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The Medici’s Joseph Tapestries in Palazzo Vecchio
The Prince of Dreams: Jospeh into Medici tapestries by Pontormo and Bronzino is opened in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, until February 15, 2016.
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Florence Cathedral Museum to open October 29
New Florence cathedral museum to open Oct 29. Expanded exhibition space contains over 750 works.
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The Uffizi see the renovation of eight rooms
The Uffizi see the renovation of eight gallery rooms devoted to the second half of the fifteenth century with a donation from Ferragamo.
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Adi Da Samraj’s Works at the Bargello Museum
The Bargello National Museum hosts the solo contemporary art show, The Ascent of Orpheus: Between and Beyond Representation and Abstraction, by the American-born artist Adi Da Samraj.
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