Uffizi Gallery in Italy, Florence resort
Rating: 8,8/10 (4698 votes)  The Uffizi Gallery in our time is one of the most significant and largest museums of European art. The museum is housed in a palace built by the ruler Casimo the First of the Medici in 1560-1581. The Duke decided to unite in a common spacious palace all the administrative services of Florence. Giorgio Vasari was invited to work on the project. The architect died before the end of the construction. Bernardo Buontalenti came to replace Vasari – successor of the architect. Since 1575, the formation of a museum began in the palace, the basis of the collection was the Medici collection. After the decline of the great Medici dynasty, the collection of the museum is all also continued to replenish. We also recommend reading Piazza della Signoria in Italy, the resort of Florence Topic: Uffizi Gallery in Italy, Florence resort. |
