Tuscany Italy

Florence - detail of Duomo facade

Florence - detail of Duomo - cupola

Florence - detail of Duomo facade

Duomo Cathedral - Florence, Italy

Florence - view from Piazzale Michelangelo

Florence - detail of Duomo - cupola

Duomo Cathedral - Florence, Italy

Duomo Cathedral - Florence, Italy

Duomo Cathedral - Florence, Italy

Duomo Cathedral - Florence, Italy

Appiano in Tuscany Italy

Panel of the Cathedral Door, Siena, Italy

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

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

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

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

Architecture - Italy - line art Perspective Illustration Gothic/Renaissance The Cathedral at Florence. Work began on this building in 1296. The Campanile (bell tower) on the left was designed by Giotto (1266-1337) and begun in 1334. The dome (a revolut

Artifacts - Furniture - Italy Carved Florentine Chest c. 1500.

Artifacts - Relief - Italy Relief from the Chapel of Santa Ansano in the Cathedral at Siena. 12th Century

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy St. Peter, a Marble Statue by Donatello (1386-1466) in the San Micchele at Florence. The sculptor is generally agreed to be one of the greatest of all Renaissance artists. He was born in the year work began on the Cathedral

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy A relief by Andrea Pisano (? -1348) Gate of the Baptistery at Florence. This work, completed in 1336 is but one small part of the massive doors for the Baptistery. The artist was a contemporary of Giotto upon whose death he

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

Traveling to Florence

Duomo Cathedral - Florence, Italy