Rich Interior of Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) a Massive Romanesque Fortress Palace, Florence, Italy
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Florence is the capital city of the region of Tuscany in Central Italy. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 360,930 inhabitants in 2023, and 984,991 in its metropolitan area. The Palazzo Vecchio (Italian pronunciation: [paˈlattso ˈvɛkkjo] "Old Palace") is the town hall of Florence, Italy. It overlooks the Piazza della Signoria, which holds a copy of Michelangelo's David statue, and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi.
Florence, Italy - August 13, 2016: The Loggia dei Lanzi, also called the Loggia della Signoria, is a building on a corner of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, adjoining the Uffizi Gallery. It consists of wide arches open to the street. The arches rest on clustered pilasters with Corinthian capitals. The vivacious construction of the Loggia is in stark contrast with the severe architecture of the Palazzo Vecchio. It is effectively an open-air sculpture gallery of antique and Renaissance art. Featured Loggia art 1) On the façade of the Loggia , below the parapet, are trefoils with allegorical figures of the four cardinal virtues (Fortitude, Temperance, Justice and Prudence) by Agnolo Gaddi. Their blue enamelled background is the work of Leonardo, a monk, while the golden stars were painted by Lorenzo de' Bicci. The vault, composed of semicircles, was done by the Florentine Antonio de' Pucci. On the steps of the Loggia are the Medici lions; two Marzoccos, marble statues of lions, heraldic symbols of Florence; that on the right is from Roman times and the one on the left was sculpted by Flaminio Vacca in 1598. 2) Statues Left-Right: far left is the bronze statue of Perseus and Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini. The Rape of Polyxena by Pio Fedi Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus Hercules beating the Centaur Nesso by Giambologna Rape of the Sabine women by Giambologna 3) Along the back of the Loggia are five marble female statues (three are identified as Matidia, Marciana and Agrippina Minor), Sabines and a statue of a barbarian prisoner Thusnelda from Roman times from the era of Trajan to Hadrian. They were discovered in Rome in 1541. The statues had been in the Medici villa at Rome since 1584 and were brought here by Pietro Leopoldo in 1789. They all have significant, modern restorations. 4) The Medici Lions - Left lion, by Flamino Vacca; Right lion, Roman age sculpture
The Palatine Chapel, consecrated on Palm Sunday, 28 April, 1140, is inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. This chapel is the work of Byzantine and Norman artists as well as Islamic artists from Egypt and the Middle East. The chapel itself shows the influence of these various traditions: Eastern and Western Christianity and Islamic courtly art. It has three apses and extensive mosaics covering the wall, typical in Byzantine architecture, as well as recycled classical columns, seen in western Christian churches. The chapel was dedicated to the two most important saints in western Christianity, Saints Peter and Paul, whose lives are illustrated in the side aisles.