Article: Michelangelo in Florence, Leonardo in Vinci.(walking tour of Florence)

WALKING through HISTORY

After a walking tour of Florence with our group leader, we were left in the impressive shadow of Brunelleschi's enormous Duomo. With guidebooks and maps in hand to help us make the decision as to what to see in the short time we had remaining in this historic city, we decided to concentrate on sites that were notable in the life and works of one the major giants of the Italian Renaissance: Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). So much to see, so little time.

We began with a visit to the Casa Buonarroti, which is now a museum containing several portraits of Michelangelo, as well as a collection of paintings, sculptures, majolicas ...

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