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Other masterpieces that
grace the walls of the Uffizi are Titian's Venus of
Urbino, Pierro della Francesca's The Duke and Duchess
of Urbino, Rosso Fiorentino's Musical Cherub, Van
Der Goes' The Potinari Triptych, Giotto's Maestá
and many many others.
Some of my favorites
were the 13th and 14th century Florentine works (Rooms 2,
and 4.) These include altar piece type works most are
polyptychs or triptychs. Examples are the works of
Cimabue and Giotto.
Other favorites were
all the Botticelli works. I like the colors and the
sheer size of these paintings. In this room more than
any of the others I wanted to just sit and stare. Not
just at the paintings, but also at people observing the
paintings. It's a whole scene to take in.
The amount of high
quality pieces in this relatively small amount of space is
overwhelming. If you have had any art history courses,
you will recognize many pieces here. It's easy to just
walk by and not even realize what you are seeing.
Before you go in, buy a tour book: there are small, medium
and large ones. I bought a medium one that provided
pictures, descriptions and a map of which rooms were where,
etc. I highly suggest purchasing one of these.
Mine was € 16. There is also
a large gift shop at the end...with everything and anything
printed with famous art works on it...pens, bags, paper,
journals, posters, postcards, coloring books etc. You'll
find something here that you have to have.
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