 |
| David |
Its been a dream of mine to visit Florence ever since I did history and learnt all about the Renaissance, which was probably 35 years ago.I had to pinch myself several times today while walking through streets and museums.
we started of course with David.
It is said that the private bits were scaled down so as not to frighten women... or maybe it was just to make sure women didnt compare their husbands with the actual depictions they saw on statues..
We spent the whole day in museums as it was raining today and the best thing to do was head into the museums... first to see the David then onto the Uffizi Gallery.
There was a big sign telling people to be careful of touts etc but there were people selling tours and we got tickets to the gallery with a tour guide. Laura, an Italian with a masters in Art History, was excellent in telling the stories behind all the art we looked at.
 |
| A Michelangelo painting |
 |
| the town Lucca, we passed through before we got to Florence more pictures on flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/102809648@N06/albums/72157663031715618 |
No comments:
Post a Comment