Myths and stories in Renaissance Maiolica

Maiolica, another aspect of the Florentine RenaissanceFor its spring 2012 season, the Museo Nazionale del Bargello has organised an exhibition on the historiated majolica of the Renaissance, exploring how this art form relates to its literary, historical and figurative sources.
 The museum’s worldwide reputation relies above all on its numerous masterpieces of Renaissance sculpture, yet its equally outstanding collections of “applied art” are, in many ways, a crucial element in the attraction that the museum holds for visitors.

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Reinassence masters from Uffizi to Michener Museum

Michener Museum (Smallbones) - CCFor the first time ever, a selection of 45 paintings and tapestries from the famed Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, is coming to the James A. Michener Art Museum, US. About 45 minutes northeast of the city and can be reached conveniently from New York City or Washington DC. The exhibition  “Offering of the Angels: Treasures from the Uffizi Gallery” is opened April 21, 2012 through August 10, 2012.

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