Famous Italian Art Galleries
- Italy is famous for its art collections.travel venice italy collage image by anshuca from Fotolia.com
Italy is famous for its artists through the ages. Although the Vatican in Rome has some of the most well-known paintings in the Sistine Chapel, other cities such as Florence, Milan and Venice provide visitors with many opportunities to view stunning works of art. - Michelangelo painted the ceiling of Sistine Chapel.vatican image by Mirek Hejnicki from Fotolia.com
One of the most famous world collections of Italian art is housed in the Vatican in Rome. In addition to the museums with Greek and Roman antiquities, two of its famous galleries are the Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel. The four Raphael Rooms contain paintings by Raphael and his assistants from as early as 1508. The work took Raphael more than 16 years and includes several famous frescoes, such as "The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple."
The Sistine Chapel contains 12 superb frescoes by some of the best artists of the Renaissance, including Botticelli. One of Michelangelo's final masterpieces, "The Last Judgment," adorns the huge altar wall. Most famous of all is the chapel ceiling which Michelangelo painted between 1508 and 1512.
Citta del Vaticano
Rome
Italy
011-39-69-88-33-33
vatican.va - One of Italy's greatest art galleries is in Florence.Florence catheral image by Johnson Hor from Fotolia.com
Regarded as one of Italy's greatest art galleries, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence was built between 1560 and 1580. It contains the world's best collection of Italian Renaissance paintings, in addition to those from Spain, Germany and Holland. The collection was gathered by the Medici family and housed in the Uffizi in 1581. Two of its famous paintings are the "Annunciation" by Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael's "Madonna of the Goldfinch."
Loggiata degli Uffizi 6
Florence
Italy
011-39-055-238-8651
www.uffizi.firenze.it - Michelangelo sculpted David.Florence image by TEMISTOCLE LUCARELLI from Fotolia.com
The art collection in the Galleria dell'Accademia was formed in 1784, to allow students from the Academy of Fine Arts to study and copy works of art. It contains the famous sculpture "David" by Michelangelo, which was moved to the Accademia for safety in 1873. The gallery also contains an important collection of 15th- and 16th-Century works by Florentine artists.
Galleria dell'Accademia
Via Ricasoli 60
Florence
Italy
011-39-055-238-8609
www.firenzemusei.it - Italian Renaissance art is displayed in Milan.travel milan italy image by anshuca from Fotolia.com
The 17th century building of the Palazzo di Brera, houses Milan's finest art collection, including paintings from the Italian Renaissance and the Baroque period. In addition to the Old Masters, the collection also includes some 20th century works of art from Italy's famous modern artists.
Milan is also the home of the 15th century convent, the Santa Maria delle Grazie. Although not an art gallery, this beautiful Renaissance building contains one of the most famous of Leonardo da Vinci's frescoes, the "Last Supper," which is painted on the refectory wall.
Pinacoteca di Brera
Via Brera 28
20121 Milan
Italy
011-39-02-722631
www.brera.beniculturali.it - Venice is rich in Renaissance art.venice image by jedphoto from Fotolia.com
Many of the churches in Venice resemble miniature art galleries, with paintings by Tintoretto and Titian, and other famous artists. The Accademia gallery, however, contains a collection of paintings spanning five centuries, from the Byzantine period in the middle ages, through the Renaissance and Baroque periods, to the 18th century.
Giovanni Battista Pizzaetta founded the collection in the Accademia di Belle Arti in 1750, but Napoleon Bonaparte moved the paintings to the present building in 1807. One of the paintings on display is the "Feast in the House of Levi" (1573) by Paolo Veronese.
Accademia
Campo della Carita
Venice
Italy
011-39-041-5200345
gallerieaccademia.org
