Which made them hey important? During the Renaissance, Italian city-states contributed greatly to the region's wealth. Families with affluence were able to support artistic movements and scientists, ...

Encounter the great scientific minds and discoveries of the Renaissance, which helped cement Italy's role at the ... the nearby British Institute of Florence during which Jeremy will set the ...

His engraving Battle of the Nudes shows a remarkable attention to musculature and movement, hinting at his involvement in ...

Florence is universally recognised as the city of the Renaissance, as well as being one of the most beloved and admired ...

In April, when a group of pro-Palestinian activists pressured Florence’s city hall to ... lead the city known as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. The April petition incident reflects ...

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's political and cultural life during the Renaissance ... came to prominence in Italy in the fifteenth century as ...

The magic of Florence is well documented, to say the least, but it can be easy to overlook just how great this city really is. The Renaissance capital is right up there with the most famous places ...

Diminutive wine windows chiseled out of the facades of stone buildings in Florence and elsewhere in Tuscany experienced a rebirth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the small windows (also ...

Sara Funaro, then assessor of Florence, attends the Righteous Among ... Jew to lead the city known as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. The April petition incident reflects how Funaro ...

Firenze, the cradle of the Renaissance, is one of Europe’s ... State museums all over Italy (in Florence this includes the Uffizi, the Accademia, the Bargello, the Pitti museums and the Medici ...

The best time to visit Florence is between May and September when warm weather ushers in art festivals, open-air dining and the kind of Italian sunshine that inspired the Renaissance painters.