One-Hour Accademia Gallery Tour
Highlights
Florence
art, cultural, historical
Private Tour
1 Hour
Easy
English
Description
Explore the Accademia Gallery, a small treasure trove of masterpieces of paintings, sculpture and lute art from the year 1300 to 1800. See the work of famous artists, including Michelangelo, the star of the Accademia Gallery. Also, look out for some great pieces, such as Giambologna (the rape of the Sabine woman), Lorenzo Bartolini (one of the favourite sculptors of nineteenth-century European aristocratic families) and Luigi Pampaloni (one of the best students of Lorenzo Bartolini).
Itinerary
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Visit to the Accademia Gallery
- See the following Paintings: Giotto, Bernardo Daddi (student of Giotto), Taddeo Gaddi (student of Giotto), Perugino (the teacher of Raphael), Filippino Lippi (the student of Botticelli), Mariotto Albertinelli, Fra Bartolomeo, Botticelli, Giovanni di ser Giovanni known as “lo scheggia” (brother of Masaccio).
- We will highlight the differences between a Gothic and a Renaissance altarpiece.
- Checkout the following Sculptures: Michelangelo, the star of the Accademia Gallery, David (transfered here from Piazza della Signoria in 1873), The unfinished Prisoners (thought for the tomb of Pope Julius II), The unfinished St. Matthew (thought for the Duomo), the fact that the Prisoners and St. Matthew are unfinished gives us a big help to recognize the differences in technique between the art of Michelangelo and the art of many other sculptors. Other sculpture includes Giambologna (the rape of the Sabine woman), Lorenzo Bartolini (one of the favourite sculptors of nineteenth-century European aristocratic families) and Luigi Pampaloni (one of the best students of Lorenzo Bartolini)
- See the Lute art: Stradivarius, the Grand Prince Ferdinando De Medici loved music very much, and he helped the musicians a lot. To play music in his palace, he asked, in 1690, Stradivarius to realize five instruments, known as the Medici Quintet (a Viola Tenor, a Viola Contralto, two Violins and a Cello). Two of them (the Viola Tenor and the Cello) are in the Accademia Gallery. Bartolomeo Cristofori modified the harpsichord, making it into the piano.
What's Included
Know Before You Go
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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