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Stunning Sala degli Elementi in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio Reopens After Restoration

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 09/24/2019 - 00:00

After a two-year restoration work, the Sala degli Elementi, on the second floor of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, has reopened to the public. The Sala degli…

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A Renaissance Spa, Restored: Discover Cosimo de’ Medici’s 'Comodo' in Palazzo Vecchio

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 02/14/2018 - 03:00

More than just a ‘bathroom’, Cosimo de’ Medici’s so-called Comodo, located inside Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, has been restored, as part of the ‘Florence I…

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Florence for Inferno Fans

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/13/2016 - 15:05

Inferno, the film based on Dan Brown’s 2013 novel of the same name, is scheduled to be released on October 28 in the USA. If you are a fan of Brown’s Robert…

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Five Museums Not to Miss in Florence

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 01/20/2015 - 05:02

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"Madonna with Saint Giovannino": UFO-Inspired Art?

by Barry Lillie | Sun, 12/28/2014 - 02:00

There is one painting in the Loeser Collection at Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio that never fails to intrigue the visitors that come to gaze at it. This painting…

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Ancient Roman Amphitheater Unveiled Under Florence’s Piazza della Signoria

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 10/07/2014 - 04:35

Palazzo Vecchio was built on the ruins of a theater from the times of the Roman Empire. Archeological excavations carried out for years by Archaeological…

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Precious Renaissance Tapestries Returned to Palazzo Vecchio in Florence

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 02/07/2014 - 01:15

After 27 years of work, last January, the Opificio delle Pietre Dure returned to Palazzo Vecchio in Florence ten precious tapestries belonging to the biblical…

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Possible Discovery of Masterpiece by Leonardo

by Elisabeth Ganl… | Mon, 03/19/2012 - 05:23

Art hunter Maurizio Seracini believes he has found Leonardo da Vinci’s Battle of Anghiari, thought to have been destroyed over 500 years ago. Giorgio Vasari’s…