Categoria: museums
-
Michelangelo and the Challenge of David: The Birth of a Masterpiece
Michelangelo was just 26 years old when, in 1501, he offered to carve the David. The Cathedral of Florence wanted to decorate its buttresses with statues of prophets, and in the warehouses of the Opera del Duomo there was a block of marble—over 5 meters tall, from the Fantiscritti quarry in Carrara—that had been sitting…
-
Half day in Siena: what to see.
You are in Tuscany and among the many villages and cities of art you know that a stop in Siena is a must! After all, you can’t miss the city of the Palio, the city that still retains the urban layout of the Middle Ages, the city of St. Catherine, and the greatest exponents of…
-
A day in Siena stop by stop
Have you planned to spend a whole day in Siena? Let me guess, you realized there are so many interesting things to see and you don’t know what to choose? No problem, your guide is here 😉 It’s true, Siena is a tiny city and yet it is full of treasures. Most of them are…