Besides one of the most famous scultptures in the world, the David by Michelangelo, you can admire other artworks, including Giovanni da Milano’s "La Pietà," Lorenzo Monaco’s "Annunciation," Botticelli’s "Madonna del Mare," as well as gesso models by Lorenzo Bartolini and Luigi Pampaloni.
One of the richest and most important art collection in the world, this museum contains classical sculptures, tapestries, furnishings and painted masterpieces of the 13th - 15th century, among which:
This palace used to be the siege of the Signoria, and of the Medici family. The entrance court is decorated with white and gold stuccos and frescoes from the 1500s. The first floor hosts the Salone del Cinquecento, which had been frescoed originally by Michelangelo and Leonardo and then by Vasari and his followers.
The Vasari Corridor’s expense runs from the Uffizi Gallery to the Boboli Gardens. There’s an excellent view of Ponte Vecchio, the most famous and oldest bridge in Florence. You can see self-portraits by Reni, Rembrant, Rubens, Guercino.
In this chapel you will be able to admire a cycle of frescoes by Masolino, Masaccio and Filippino Lippi representing the life of Saint Peter’s & the Original Sin. Admire the different sensibility of the three artists who worked at the frescoes between 1425 and 1485.
The rooms of the Palatine Gallery were used, since the 18th century, to expose the most important paintings present in Palazzo Pitti, partly coming from the Medici’s collection.
