Firenze

L'eredità di Giotto. L'arte a Firenze tra il 1340 e il 1375  |  Art, June 10 - December 8, 2008 The Legacy of Giotto intends to document the developments of Florentine art of this particular historical period, one certainly less known to the general public, by presenting its highest expressions in terms of quality. Visit the official website Galleria degli Uffizi Piazzale degli Uffizi - Florence, Italy Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 8,15 – 18,50 / Closed on Monday Tickets: Full price: € 6,50  / Reduced: € 3,25 http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/musei/uffizi/

WOMEN IN POWER: CATERINA AND MARIA DE' MEDICI  |  Old Masters, 10 24 2008 - 02 8 2009 Women in Power tells the story of one of the ways in which the two Medici Queens of France used powerful images to legitimise their claims to rule over warring families and factions at a time when women in power were rare. The exhibition brings to Florence fifteen monumental tapestries portraying The Story of Artemisia dedicated to Caterina de Medici (1519-89) in the 1560s and completed in the early 17th century by Maria de’ Medici (1573-1642), herself widowed by the brutal assassination of her husband Henri IV, as illustrations of the education of the ideal prince, her son the future Louis XIII. Image: Nozze di Caterina de' Medici con Enrico di Valois 1600, olio su tela, cm 227x235 Palazzo Strozzi Piazza Strozzi, 50123 Florence, Italy Hours: daily from 9 am to 8 pm; Thursday from 9 am to 11 pm Admission: general € 10 / concessions € 8,50 http://www.palazzostrozzi.org/

ARTE, PREZZO E VALORE - Arte contemporanea e mercato  |  Art Market, 11 14 2008 - 01 11 2009 The exhibition examines the increased links between contemporary art and the international market. The power now exerted by the economy on political, social and cultural life has extended its hold on art production so that the whole system is undergoing a complete transformation in response to the demands of an increasingly global market. Contemporary art plays an ever more prominent role in our culture. Its economic power is reflected in the exorbitant prices now reached at international auctions and in the increased popularity of exhibitions, biennales, festivals, shows and mega-happenings Palazzo Strozzi Piazza Strozzi, 50123 Florence, Italy Hours: daily from 9 am to 8 pm; Thursday from 9 am to 11 pm Admission: general € 10 / concessions € 8,50 http://www.palazzostrozzi.org/

L'amore, l'arte e la grazia - Raffaello e la Madonna del Cardellino restaurata  |  Restoration, 11 23 2008 - 03 1 2009 The exhibition L'Amore, l'arte e la grazia  - Raffaello. La Madonna del cardellino restaurata" presents the  “Madonna of the Goldfinch after nine years of restoration. The masterpiece is an oil on wood (107×77cm) executed by Raphael when he was only 23 years of age in 1506 as a wedding gift for Lorenzo Nasi. Palazzo Medici Riccardi Via Cavour 3 - Florence, Italy Hours: daily  9am – 7 pm Closed on Wednesday Admission: general € 5 / concessions € 3, 50 http://www.palazzo-medici.it

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