Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo founded the Accademia di Belle Arti and the adjoining Galleria dell’Accademia in 1784. Accademia Gallery is one of the top museums in Florence mainly because it is current home to Michelangelo’s world famous statue of David. The famous sculpture was moved here in 1873 from where it once stood outside the […]
Month: July 2013
Musei Vaticani: incontro speciale di musica e arte
I Musei Vaticani sono una realtà museale situata nel territorio dello Stato Vaticano; ogni anno circa 6 milioni di persone provenienti da tutto il mondo si recano a visitare gli 8 km di gallerie che costruiscono i Musei Vaticani. Per chi visita Roma è davvero imperdibile lo spettacolo di questi luoghi, tra i quali si […]
Visit Rome in summer
Visit the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter private tour and at night visit the Colosseum under the moon. The Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter tour lasts about 4 hours. The tour starts with the Vatican Museums. They contain a vast collection of art built u by the Roman Catholic Church. Top […]
Raphael Rooms
Raphael born Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (April 6 1483 – April 6 1520) was an Italian Renaissance painter and architect. His father Giovanni Santi who was a painter, taught Raphael basi painting techniques and exposed him to the principles of humanistic philosophy. Raphael took over his father’s workshop after he died. His paintings where greatly […]