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Great Florentines
Florence, cradle of the Renaissance, breeding ground of artists and famous figures. Florence is renowned around the world thanks to great Florentines. Just think of Dante Alighieri, founder of the Italian language which is translated into hundreds of different languages. Or about Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, writer and painter that still fascinates today. Or even yet Michelangelo, whose David at the Academy Gallery is visited by millions of visitors every year. We'll also include Amerigo Vespucci and Giovanni da Verrazzano, explorers that discovered new worlds to the list as well as Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Masaccio, Donatello and all the artists, writers, inventors, scientists that have made Florence what it is today.
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Giotto
Read full article "Giotto"Giotto is one of the most important artists in art history. Apprentice of Cimabue he started a new style in painting, being followed by Renaissance artists. Many of his artworks are in Florence such as the beautiful Madonna di Ognissanti at the Uffizi Gallery.
Arnolfo di Cambio
Read full article "Arnolfo di Cambio"Arnolfo di Cambio is one of the most important Tuscan and Italian artists, who lived between 13th and 14th century. He was an innovative architect and sculptor, whose works laid the foundation for the Renaissance. His most famous work was the lost facade of Florence Cathedral.
Raphael Sanzio
Read full article "Raphael"Raphael is a great Renaissance painter and architect who worked and lived in Florence. At the Uffizi Gallery and at Pitti Palace you can admire his masterpieces, such as the stunning Madonna della Seggiola.
Desiderio da Settignano
Read full article "Desiderio"Desiderio da Settignano is a great Florentine sculptor of Renaissance. He lived and worked in Florence and is renowned for the delicacy and grace with which he chiseled his figures. He was a virtuoso of marble and worked with Donatello, Antonello Rossellino and Benedetto da Maiano.
Vincenzo Danti
Read full article "Vincenzo Danti"Vincenzo Danti is a great Renaissance sculptor who worked for many years for the Medici family. Several of his masterpieces are displayed in Florentine museums, including Honour Triumphs over Falsehood at the Bargello Museum in Florence.
Francesco Furini
Read full article "Furini"Francesco Furini was a Florentine painter of the 17th century. He was very active in Florence and appreciated by his contemporaries. Many of his works are still in Florence, including several frescoes at the Pitti Palace.
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