On 17 February 1530, while imperial troops surrounded Florence, 54 young nobles played a game of football in Piazza Santa Croce.
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Tag: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Rothko in Florence: a major exhibition opens at Palazzo Strozzi in 2026
From March 14 to August 23, 2026, Florence will host a major exhibition, with over 70 works at Palazzo Strozzi and two satellite venues.
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Inside the Brancacci Chapel: the conference unveiling new discoveries now online
Supported by Friends of Florence, the project revealed new insights into the frescoes.
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Anniversary of Michelangelo’s David: Unveiled on September 8, 1504
More than five centuries later, the anniversary still recalls the pride and ambition of Renaissance Florence.
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Florence and Tuscany Celebrate 550 Years of Michelangelo
Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, a small village in the Upper Tiber Valley.
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Michelangelo self-portrait found in poetess sketch
Michelangelo may have hidden a self-portrait in a sketch of an aristocratic woman poetess friend held in the British Museum, a new study says.
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#500Firenze from Michelangelo to Pontormo
Starting September, 21, 2017, a spectacular exhibition in Florence devoted to the art of the second half of the 16th century from the Modern Manner to the Counter-Reformation.
Michelangelo river god revealed after 50 years
A fragile river god by Michelangelo has been restored after lying neglected in a basement storeroom below Casa Buonarroti in Florence for some 50 years.
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Michelangelo carved female sex organs, a study says
Michelangelo carved female sex organs in the Medici Chapels in Florence. The discovery was made by a study of the University of Porto Alegre in Brazil.
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Ten contemporary artists exhibit in home of David
Ten contemporary masters will show their works alongside Michelangelo masterpieces at the home of his David, Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia, next year.
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