Hilltop Castle. Illustration by Howard Pyle

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 - Furniture - Italy Carved Florentine Chest c. 1500.

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

Architecture - Italy - line art Detail Gothic/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 Florent

Architecture - Italy - line art Detail Gothic/Renaissance Wall decoration in Santa Croce - the church of the Franciscan order at Florence and the finest example of Italian Gothic architectural style (begun in 1294 and finished in 1442). The Renaissance -

Italy, Florence, Castle on hilltop