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Uffizi Gallery : art, history, collections / Gloria Fossi ; [translation, Catherine Frost].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publication details: Firenze : Giunti : Firenze Musei, ©2001.Description: 335 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical tables, plans, portraits ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 880901944X
  • 9788809019447
Uniform titles:
  • Galleria degli Uffizi. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 708
LOC classification:
  • N2570 .A756 2001
Summary: This is a magnificently illustrated guide to the entire collection of the Uffizi Gallery - one of the world's most celebrated art galleries. The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is one of the oldest and most famous art museums in the world. First commissioned as offices for the Florentine magistrates by Cosimo de Medici, it is now houses some of the world's most outstanding works of art. This superb volume offers a comprehensive, detailed, and informative look at the entire exhibited collection of the Gallery - from masterpieces such as Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus" and Caravaggio's "Medusa" to many works of classical sculpture. "The Uffizi Gallery" also provides readers with an insightful look at the gallery's origins and history, as well as discussions about ongoing restoration efforts, and biographies of selected artists.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-312) and indexes.

This is a magnificently illustrated guide to the entire collection of the Uffizi Gallery - one of the world's most celebrated art galleries. The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is one of the oldest and most famous art museums in the world. First commissioned as offices for the Florentine magistrates by Cosimo de Medici, it is now houses some of the world's most outstanding works of art. This superb volume offers a comprehensive, detailed, and informative look at the entire exhibited collection of the Gallery - from masterpieces such as Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus" and Caravaggio's "Medusa" to many works of classical sculpture. "The Uffizi Gallery" also provides readers with an insightful look at the gallery's origins and history, as well as discussions about ongoing restoration efforts, and biographies of selected artists.

Translated from the Italian.

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