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The Baptistry is the oldest building in Florence, generally thought to date from the sixth or seventh century. Although its mysterious origins lie in the ... Read more..Friday, January 18th, 2008 Posted in Arezzo | No Comments »
AREZZO , 65km southeast of Florence, has a charming old quarter, unspoilt enough to catch the eye a few years back of local folk-hero and deliberate clown of Italian cinema ... Read more..Thursday, October 11th, 2007 Posted in Italy Painting and Sculpture | No Comments »
Just as the beginning of the Renaissance is linked to the specific circumstances of the competition for the Florence Baptistry doors, so the climactic part of the era, known as ... Read more..Thursday, October 11th, 2007 Posted in Italy Painting and Sculpture | No Comments »
Although the fifteenth century brought a rich crop of artists working throughout Italy, including many places which previously had little tradition of their own to draw on, no other city ... Read more..