Researchers coordinated by National Geographic Society said paint samples drawn from a wall behind Giorgio Vasari’s “The Battle of Marciano” may have the same chemical makeup as pigment used in da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and belong to the Renaissance master’s “The Battle of Anghiari” in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy.
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World-Bach Fest, Palazzo Vecchio will open by night
For three days the music of Johann Sebastian Bach will resound throughout Florence. World-Bach Fest will be held in Florence on March, 9, 10 and 11, 2012 and will bring to the Tuscan city all the fans of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Coach Guidolin awarded the Panchina d’Oro
Italian coach Francesco Guidolin was awarded the Panchina d’Oro on Monday, the prize for the best coach of last season. The ceremony was held in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy. At the end of the 2009–10 season, after guiding Parma to a mid-table finish, he resigned in order to become new head coach of Udinese.
Henokiens, meeting in Palazzo Vecchio
A delegation from Les Henokiens will be recived today (Saturday, February 25) at 1 pm in the Miniatures room of Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy for the Annual General Meeting. With their extraordinary longevity, the members of the Henokiens Association are an exception in the economic landscape.
The Arnolfo Tower will re-open to the public
The Arnolfo Tower of Palazzo Vecchio is to re-open to the public on June 24, Florence mayor, Matteo Renzi, has announced. This historical site is where Savonarola spent his last hours before being hanged and burnt at the stake in the square. The Tower is a symbol of the city.
Battle of Anghiari, last week of research
It is the last week of the research for the Battle of Anghiari, the lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci, which some commentators believe to be still hidden beneath later frescoes in the Hall of Salone dei Cinquecento in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy.