Santa Maria di Fiore Cathedral, Florence, Italy and the Arno river at night

Florence, Italy at dusk

Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy at night

Loggia Dei Lanzi, or Dell` Orcagna, Florence, Italy

Tower of the Vacca, Piazza Della Signoria, Florence, Italy

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

Artifacts - Marble - Italy Holy Water Basin, San Marco at Florence, Renaissance marble carving, 15th century

illustration of Rialto bridge in Italy

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy Tomb of the Cardinal of Portugal. Executed in marble by Antonio Rosselino. Santa Miniato near Florence.

Patterns & Motifs - Italy - line art Ornament in Stone at Florence, 15th century

Artifacts - Bronze - Italy Relief on bronze from Lorenzo Ghiberti`s (1378-1455) first Baptistery Gate at Florence. Between 1403 and 1424.

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy Tomb of Carlo Marzuppini. Executed in marble by Desiderio da Settignano in Santa Croce - the church of the Fransiscan order at Florence and the finest example of Italian Gothic architectural style. The Gothic style succeeded

Patterns & Motifs - Italy - line art Velvet Hanging from Renaissance Florence c. 1580 appliquZ work, embroidered, bordered with silk cord, Florentine, 16th Century, vertical, flowers, silk thread, Europe, Italian The Renaissance -- the revival of arts a

Artifacts - Relief - Italy The Crucifixion. Relief in bronze by Antonio Pollaiuolo. (1432-1498) The artist was one of the first to employ dissection of cadavers to study form.

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

Florence, Italy, River Arno