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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Piazzale degli Uffizi 6.
Tel 055-29 48 83 (bookings).
Open 8:15am–6:50pm Tue–Sun
(last adm: 45 mins before closing).
Closed Jan 1, May 1, Dec 25.
& 7 (partial). = 9
∑ polomuseale.firenze.it
Transport
@ B, 23.
. The Duke and Duchess of Urbino (1460)
Piero della Francesca’s panels are among the first true
Renaissance portraits. He even recorded the Duke’s
7 hooked nose – broken by a sword blow.
9
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10-14
The Tribune,
16 decorated in
red and gold,
15 contains the
works that
the Medici
17 valued most.
18

19
20 . The Birth of Venus (1485)
Botticelli’s captivating image shows the Roman
21 goddess of love, born in a storm in the Aegean sea.
22 She is blown ashore by the winds and greeted by
23 24 nymphs, ready to wrap her in a cloak.

34 Adoration of the
Magi (c.1481)
Although Leonardo
da Vinci did not finish
25 this painting of the
26 wise men worshipping
27 the baby Jesus, it is
considered to be one
of his most important
early works.

Vasari’s
Classical
Arno facade

. The Holy Family (1507)
Michelangelo’s painting, the first to break with the
convention of showing Christ on the Virgin’s lap,
inspired subsequent Mannerist artists through its
expressive handling of color and posture.

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