Hors d'oeuvres prepared by a Tuscan chef; Capanuccia, Florence, Italy

Florence, Italy; Bikes parked at a bike rack outside wooden doors

Interior of a cathedral; Florence, Italy

Close-up of wooden door knocker with metal ring on old wooden door; Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Antique European iron door knocker on a the front door of a home in Italy

Heavy Clotted Snow On Trees

Gold crucifix dramatically illuminated with black background; Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Wine cellar; Italy

Heavy Clotted Snow On Trees

Wine cellar; Italy

Statue of an angel in front of partly illuminated artwork on a wall; Florence, Italy

Old metal bolt

Artifacts - Furniture - Italy A Florentine bench c. 1530.

Artifacts - Relief - Italy From Lorenzo Ghiberti`s (1378-1455) second bronze Baptistery Gate at Florence. Finished 1447. The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the rule o

Artifacts - Relief - Italy The Creation of Eve. From Lorenzo Ghiberti`s (1378-1455) second, bronze Baptistery Gate at Florence. The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the

Architecture - Italy - line art Detail Renaissance Capital of a Pilaster. Carved in wood. From the Palazzo Vecchio at Florence. Also known as the Palazzo della Signoria this building held the offices of the Signoria, or government, of the Florentine Rep

Patterns & Motifs - Italy - line art Wood Intarsia (marquetry) from Florence - the craft of using wood inlays. This technique was especially popular in Renaissance Italy. The motif is the acanthus leaf, a herbaceous plant leaf used in decoration since

Florence, Italy; Heavy wooden door