David by Michelangelo Buonarroti
The Last Supper Museum at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan.
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
Abduction of a Sabine Woman (Giambologna)
Primavera (Sandro Botticelli)
Piccarda Donati by Giovanni Bastianini
Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
Red room at Pitti Palace in Florence
The Holy Family with St. John by Michelangelo Buonarroti
Ajax Carries the Body of Achilles
Annunciation with Saints by Luca di Tommè
Lacoon by Baccio Bandinelli
Story of Noah by Lorenzo Ghiberti
Assumption of the Virgin by Titian of the Virgin (Titian)
Orpheus by Baccio Bandinelli
Adoration of the Magi by Leonardo da Vinci
Mural at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan
Bacchus by Caravaggio
Giuseppe Garibaldi by Ettore Ximenes
Portrait of Maddalena Doni by Raphael
The Drunkenness of Noah at Doge's Palace in Venice.
The Baptism of Christ by Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci
Sculpture at Villa Monastero in Varenna on Lake Como
The School of Athens cartoon by Raphel
Madonna of the Magnificat by Sandro Botticelli
Triumphal Entry of Henry IV into Paris by Peter Paul Rubens w/ Niobe Room statues at Uffizi Gallery.
Niobe Room statues at Uffizi Gallery
Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci
Fountain of Neptune by Baccio Bandinelli
Allegory of Virtue by Jacopo Ligozzi
Morning of 27 April 1859 by Enrico Alessandro Fanfani
Perseus with the head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini
Portrait of a Young Man by Rembrandt
Moorish Pavilion with sculptures-busts at Giardini di Villa Melzi in Bellagio on Lake Como.
Psyche Abandoned by Pietro Tenerani
Annunciation by Sandro Botticelli
St. Jerome Praying in the Wilderness by Leonardo da Vinci
Monument to Louis de Cambray-Digny by Lorenzo Bartolini
Three Archangels and Tobias by Francesco Botticini
Tindaro Screpolato by Igor Mitoraj
Wedding Feast by Gerrit van Honthorst
La Vittoria by Vincenzo Consani
Ecco Homo/Behold the Man) by Antonio Ciseri
Saint Jerome (sculpture) by Alessandro Vittoria and San Giuseppe da Copertino in gloria at the Basilica dei Frari in Venice by Giuseppe Nogari
The Abduction of Polyxena by Achilles by Pio Fedi
Ceiling detail in the Apollo Room at the Pitti Palace.
Susann by Odoardo Fantacchiotti
Canova Mausoleum at the Basilica dei Frari in Venice.
Abundance by Sebastiano Salvini, Pietro Tacca and Giambologna
Weary Hercules at Pitti Palace.
Facade detail at the Milan Cathedral.
Four sculptures on facade of Milan Cathedral
Adoration of the Child by Gerrit Van Honthorst
Monument to Dante Alighieri by Enrico Pazzi
Replica of Michelangelo’s David at Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence.
Perspective with Portico by Giovanni Antonio Canal / Canaletto
Autumn by Giovanni Battista Caccini
Titian Mausoleum in Basilica dei Frari in Venice.
Titian Mausoleum (detail) in Basilica dei Frari in Venice.
The Honesty of St. Eligius by Jacopo da Empoli
Venere or Venus by Antonio Canova
Return of the Ambassadors to the Court of the King of England by Vittore Carpaccio
Self Portrait by Antonio D'Este
Entry of Charles VIII of France into Florence (detail) by Giuseppe Bezzuoli
La Ehma (sculpture) by Salvino Salvini, Entry of Charles VIII of France into Florence by Giuseppe Bezzuoli (painting, left), and The Battle of Legnano by Amos Cassioli
The Battle of Legnano (detail) by Amos Cassioli
Napoleon by Antonio Canova
A painting of Hercules and a vase in a room at the Pitti Palace
Pegasus by Aristodemo Costoli
Jupiter Enthrones Prince Hercule by Pietro da Cortona
Monument of Cosimo I Medici by Giambologna
Leonardo da Vinci, old and mortally ill, Dies in Arms of Francis by Cesare Mussini
Sculpture of family in grotto at Boboli Gardens in Florence.
Supper with a Lute Player by Gerrit van Honthorst
Summer by Giovanni Caccini
Apollo by G. Della Porta
Stories from the Life of Saint Acasius by Francesco Bachiacca
A monument to Alessandro Manzoni by Francesco Barzaghi at the Church of San Fedele in Milan.
David by Michelangelo Buonarroti Michelangelo’s David at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence.
The Last Supper Museum at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. In September 2019, I fulfilled my teenage promise to one day travel to Italy to see Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, a mural that the quintessential Renaissance man painted from 1494 to 1498 in the refectory of the Dominican convent-church Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. Through these photo captions, I tell my tale of flying across the Atlantic to finally view this world-renowned masterpiece during the 500th anniversary of da Vinci’s death in 1519. Alongside the photos and captions here, I’ve gathered some quotes—from the master himself, fellow artists, historians, scholars and biographers—about his revolutionary painting. http://www.kellardmedia.com/photoblog/seeing-leonardos-last-supper-in-the-flesh-a-promise-fulfilledPhoto © Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com
The Last Supper by Leonardo da VinciThe Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci at Sante Marie delle Grazie in Milan.
Abduction of a Sabine Woman (Giambologna)Abduction of a Sabine Woman is the work of Flemish sculptor and architect Giambologna (Johannes of Boulogne). The artist’s marble masterpiece, carved from a single block of stone, depicts a young Roman capturing a Sabine woman while he steps over an older Sabine man who cowers in defeat. The sculpture was installed in the Loggia dei Lanzi at the Piazza della Signoria in Florence after its completion in 1583.
Primavera (Sandro Botticelli)Primavera (Spring) by Sandro Botticelli (1445 -1510) features nine figures from classical mythology, all associated with springtime festivals.Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, stands at the center of the garden of orange and laurel trees and 138 species of plants. To the right, Zephyr, the west wind, embraces the nymph Chloris who breathes roses and transforms into Flora, the flower goddess beside her. At the left, the Three Graces entwine their hands within a circular dance, and Mercury, the messenger of the Gods, guards the garden by keeping a cloud at bay with his staff.“[T]he painting is unquestionably a celebration of love, peace and prosperity,” according to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence where the painting is housed in a room devoted to Botticelli.But to many others, the painting, which the Uffizi dates to 1480, is surrounded by many unknowns.“Scholars have devoted a huge amount of effort to trying to trace its origins and interpret its meaning, but much about it remains enigmatic,” reads a passage in the 2008 book “Art: Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary.” I took this photo of the Renaissance-era painting during my travels in Florence in 2019.
Piccarda Donati by Giovanni BastianiniPiccarda Donati was a 13th-century Florentine noblewoman and nun who Dante Alighieri featured in his Divine Comedy as one of the first people he encounters in Paradise or Heaven. Dante depicts her as a paragon of beauty and virtue–as does Giovanni Bastianini, the sculptor of this bust of Donati from 1855 at the Pitti Palace in Florence. In reality, Donati was abducted from her monastery and forced by her brother, Corso, to marry a Florentine nobleman, Rossellino della Tosa, for political purposes, but she allegedly died of leprosy before her wedding.************************************(Photo: © Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Red room at Pitti Palace in FlorenceRed room at the Pitti Palace in Florence
The Holy Family with St. John by Michelangelo BuonarrotiThe Holy Family with St. John by Michelangelo at the Uffizi in Florence.
Ajax Carries the Body of Achilles Ajax Carries the Body of Achilles at the Pitti Palace in Florence.
Annunciation with Saints by Luca di TommèWhile I’m not religious, that certainly doesn’t mean that I cannot (greatly) appreciate art that depicts Biblical subjects, even if I may disagree with the ideas evoked by said artworks. Such is the case with “Annunciation with Saints,” an alterpiece by the Sienese artist Luca di Tommè (c. 1330–1389), whose rich and varied colors caught my eye enough to snap a photo. This painting is exhibited at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.************************************(Photo: © Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Lacoon by Baccio Bandinelli Lacoon by Baccio Bandinelli at the Pitti Palace in Florence.
Story of Noah by Lorenzo Ghiberti The story of Noah is depicted on the east doorsof the Florence Baptistry. The bronze relief is one of tenepisodes from the Old Testament that Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) created on the doors that Michelangelo famouslydubbed the "Gates of Paradise."**********************************(Photo: © Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Assumption of the Virgin by Titian of the Virgin (Titian) The Assumption of the Virgin by Titian is hailed as one of the great masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance. The 21-by-11-foot panel oil painting was installed in a marble frame at the high altar of the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice in 1518. Thereafter, Titian was treated as the leading painter of Venice. The three-tier, triangular composition depicts the apostles on the ground excitedly watching the Madonna and a group of angels ascend toward the Holy Father in “heaven.”The Frari is a Franciscan church that underwent various rebuilds after the original building was raised in the mid-13th century, to the 15th century when the present basilica was created in the late Gothic style. It houses the tomb of Titian, who died of the plague in 1576.
Orpheus by Baccio BandinelliOrpheus (by Baccio Bandinelli) in the courtyard at Riccardi-Medici Palace in Florence.
Adoration of the Magi by Leonardo da VinciAdoration of the Magi by Leonardo da Vinci at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Mural at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in MilanA mural at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, theoldest active shopping center in Milan. Built between 1865and 1877 at the center of the city, the mall is a four-storystructure with double arcades and an iron-and-arched glassdome. It was designed by architect Giuseppe Mengoni andnamed after Victor Emmanuel I, the first king of a united Italy,who held that title from 1861 until his death in 1878. Today, themall is home to many luxury shops, cafés and restaurants.(Photo: © Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Bacchus by CaravaggioCaravaggio (1571-1610) painted “Bacchus,” the Roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility, as part of his series of half-length portraits. Completed in 1598, the painting was donated, along with his “Medusa,” during a wedding of the Medicis, the ruling family of Florence, in 1608. I viewed and took this photo of the painting at its permanent home at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery.
Giuseppe Garibaldi by Ettore XimenesA bronze Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) rides horseback at Largo Cairoli, a roundabout within the center of Milan. Sculptor Ettore Ximenes in 1895 completed this likeness of the military leader who was instrumental in helping to unify Italy. I took this photo of the equestrian statue while on a walking tour of the city. In Italy, Garibaldi is considered one of the “Fathers of the Fatherland,” and our tour guide explained how he is to Italy what George Washington is to the United States. During his efforts at the unification of Italy’s city-states, Garibaldi fled to America and settled in New York, at the Staten Island home of fellow Italian exile Antonio Meucci, a pioneer in telephone technology. Garibaldi returned to his native land in 1854, and four years later he his volunteer forces seized Sicily and Naples, after which Italy was unified under King Victor Emmanuel. Garibaldi reportedly declined President Abraham Lincoln’s offer to become a commander in the Union Army at the start of the Civil War.
Portrait of Maddalena Doni by Raphael Portrait of Maddalena Doni by Raphael at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.Photo Joseph Kellard.jpg
The Drunkenness of Noah at Doge's Palace in Venice.The Drunkenness of Noah sculpture at the Doge's Palace in Venice.
The Baptism of Christ by Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci The Baptism of Christ by Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Sculpture at Villa Monastero in Varenna on Lake ComoA statue at Villa Monastero in Varenna on Lake Como in northern Italy.
The School of Athens cartoon by RaphelCompleted on a wall in the Vatican in 1511, Raphael's“The School of Athens” features philosophers from the schools of Platoand Aristotle. Some scholars believe Leonardo da Vinci, whobriefly mentored Raphael at his Florence studio in the early1500s, is represented as Plato, the center-left figure whopoints skyward.I came across the 26x9-foot charcoal cartoon-a series ofsectional drawings pieced together like a puzzle-whileroaming the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, a gallery within a library,the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan. The gallery received thecartoon in 1610 and it recently underwent a four-yearrestoration, after which it was placed behind non-reflectiveglass.(Photo: © 2019 Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com
Madonna of the Magnificat by Sandro Botticelli“Madonna of the Magnificat,” by Sandro Botticelli, depicts the Virgin Mary writing the Canticle Magnificat anima mea Dominum (“My soul doth magnify the Lord”) while a pair of wingless angels prepare to crown her. The Renaissance artist painted this circular piece in 1483 and today it hangs in the Uffizi in Florence. “The originality of the work, together with the sophisticated elegance of the clothing and hair, and the grace of Mary’s engrossed expression, have, over the years, brought renown to the invention of Botticelli, whose figures embody an ideal of beauty that was greatly appreciated during the 20th century,” reads the gallery’s website about the painting. https://bit.ly/2WmA58O************************************(Photo: © 2019 Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Triumphal Entry of Henry IV into Paris by Peter Paul Rubens w/ Niobe Room statues at Uffizi Gallery.Triumphal Entry of Henry IV into Paris by Peter Paul Rubens with statues Niobe Room at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Niobe Room statues at Uffizi Gallery A row of statues lining the Niobe Room at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence represent the Greek myth of Niobe and her 14 children, whose story Ovid (43 BC – 17/18 AD) tells in his poem "Metamorphoses.”These ancient Roman copies of Hellenistic originals were found in Rome in 1583. The Grand Prince of Tuscany, Ferdinando de 'Medici (1663-1713) purchased the sculptural group for his villa in Rome. The statuary was installed in the large, second-floor room at the Uffizi in 1780. The original design of the room served as the basis for extensive renovations in 2013, after the weight of the seventeen statues housed there started to depress the floor.
Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci at Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Fountain of Neptune by Baccio Bandinelli The Fountain of Neptune stands outside the Palazzo Vecchio at the Piazza della Signoria in Florence. Baccio Bandinelli designed the fountain that was created by Bartolomeo Ammannati and other artists. Cosimo I de’ Medici commissioned the fountain in 1559, when he was the duke of Florence. The fountain underwent a major restoration in 2019.************************************(Photo: © Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Allegory of Virtue by Jacopo LigozziAllegory of Virtue by Jacopo Ligozzi at Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Morning of 27 April 1859 by Enrico Alessandro Fanfani The Morning of 27 April 1859 by Enrico Alessandro Fanfani at the Pitti Palace in Florence.
Perseus with the head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini Perseus with the head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini at the Loggia dei Lanzi or Loggia della Signoria in Florence.
Portrait of a Young Man by Rembrandt“Portrait of a Young Man” by Rembrandt, Uffizi Gallery, Florence. ************************************(Photo: © 2019 Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Moorish Pavilion with sculptures-busts at Giardini di Villa Melzi in Bellagio on Lake Como.Moorish Pavilion with sculptures-busts at Giardini di Villa Melzi in Bellagio on Lake Como.
Psyche Abandoned by Pietro Tenerani Psyche Abandoned by Pietro Tenerani at the Pitti Palace in FlorencePhoto Joseph Kellard
Annunciation by Sandro Botticelli Annunciation by Sandro Botticelli at the Uffizi in Florence.
St. Jerome Praying in the Wilderness by Leonardo da Vinci
Monument to Louis de Cambray-Digny by Lorenzo Bartolini Monument to Louis de Cambray-Digny by Lorenzo Bartolini at Accademia Gallery of Florence.
Three Archangels and Tobias by Francesco Botticini Three Archangels and Tobias by Francesco Botticini at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Tindaro Screpolato by Igor Mitoraj“Tindaro Screpolato” is a giant bronze bust in the Boboli Gardens in Florence. Polish artist Igor Mitoraj created the sculpture in 1997, naming it after Tyndareus, King of the ancient city of Sparta. The cracked fragments of the sculpture “serve as a strong reminder of the passing of time and our fragility as humans, yet are also a symbol of the enduring nature of classical beauty and the moral and aesthetic values it represented,” according to the Uffizi Galleries, the museum to which Mitoraj donated his work.(Photo: © Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Wedding Feast by Gerrit van Honthorst“Wedding Feast” by Gerrit van Honthorst at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.Photo Joseph Kellard
La Vittoria by Vincenzo Consani La Vittoria (Victoria) by Vincenzo Consani at the Pitti Palace. This was one of my favorite sculptures in this amazing mansion-turned-museum in the heart of Florence. A professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Consani (1818-1888) emerged as a prominent sculpture of the Canova school and La Vittoria is considered his marble masterpiece.(Photo: © 2019 Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Ecco Homo/Behold the Man) by Antonio Ciseri Ecco Homo (Behold the Man) by Antonio Ciseri at the Pitti Palace in Florence.
Saint Jerome (sculpture) by Alessandro Vittoria and San Giuseppe da Copertino in gloria at the Basilica dei Frari in Venice by Giuseppe NogariAlessandro Vittoria’s marble sculpture of Saint Jerome stands in front of Giuseppe Nogari’s painting San Giuseppe da Copertino in gloria at the Basilica dei Frari in Venice.(Photo: © 2019 Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
The Abduction of Polyxena by Achilles by Pio FediThe Abduction of Polyxena by Achilles at the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence. The sculpture was created in 1865 by Italian artist Pio Fedi (1815–1892).
Ceiling detail in the Apollo Room at the Pitti Palace. Detail of ceiling in the Apollo Room at the Pitti Palace in Florence.
Susann by Odoardo Fantacchiotti “Susanna” by Odoardo Fantacchiotti (1809-1877) at the Pitti Palace in Florence is based on the story Susanna and the Elders from the Book of Daniel. A Hebrew wife, Susanna, is spied on by two male voyeurs as she bathes in her garden. When she refuses to have sex with them, the men have her arrested. Several painters since the Renaissance have depicted the narrative, including Rubens, Van Dyck and Rembrandt, and some sculptors such as Fantacchiotti , who depicts her alone yet looking toward her voyeurs while covering herself.************************************(Photo: © Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Canova Mausoleum at the Basilica dei Frari in Venice.Canova Mausoleum at the Basilica dei Frari in Venice.
Abundance by Sebastiano Salvini, Pietro Tacca and GiambolognaAbundance holds aloft a bronze wheat bouquetwhile standing atop a hill at Boboli Gardens in Florence. Themarble sculpture is the work of three artists: SebastianoSalvini, Pietro Tacca and Giambologna.(Photo: © 2019 Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Weary Hercules at Pitti Palace. Weary Hercules is among many sculpturespopulating the Ammannati Courtyard at Pitti Palace inFlorence. An unidentified Roman artist carved a hunk ofCarrara marble to create this replica of the Farnese Hercules,a famous ancient sculpture in which the muscle-bound mythicfigure leans on his club shrouded by a lion's skin. The WearyHercules was found in the ruins of an imperial palace on thePalatine Hill in Rome and transferred to Florence in 1570. I firstlearned of the Farnese Hercules from Pumping Iron, the 1977book about bodybuilding that I read when I was a teenbeginning to train with weights. Coming across this copy ofthe statue, tucked in the corner of the courtyard, was asentimental delight during my travels in the Tuscan city.(Photo: © 2019 Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Facade detail at the Milan Cathedral.The facade of the Milan Cathedral or Duomo.************************************(Photo: © 2019 Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Four sculptures on facade of Milan CathedralFour of the many statues that grace the facade of the Milan Cathedral.
Adoration of the Child by Gerrit Van Honthorst "Adoration of the Child" is an oil-on-canvaspainting by Gerrit Van Honthorst (1590-1656), who wasknown for his scenes bathed in nocturnal light. The Dutchpainter was influenced by Caravaggio, after meeting the Italianartist while in Rome in the early 17th century. Painted in 1619-1620, Adoration depicts the Christ child and the Virgin Mary(right), two angels and St. Joseph. It hangs in the@uffizigalleries in Florence.Photo © Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com
Monument to Dante Alighieri by Enrico Pazzi Monument to Dante Alighieri outside the Basilica of Santa Croce, in Florence, Italy. The sculptor Enrico Pazzi created the monument that was erected in 1865.
An equestrian statue of a sword-wielding VictorEmmanuel II, the first king of a united Italy, at the Riva degliSchiavoni promenade on the Saint Mark's Basin in Venice.Italian sculptor Ettore Ferrari (1845-1929) created the bronzemonument that was unveiled in 1887. Victor Emmanuel I heldthe title of king from 1861 until his death in 1878.(Photo: © Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com
Madonna with Child and Three Angels by Sandro Botticelli at Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan.
Replica of Michelangelo’s David at Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence. A replica of Michelangelo’s David overlooks Florence from the Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence.
Perspective with Portico by Giovanni Antonio Canal / Canaletto Perspective with Portico by Giovanni Antonio Canal or Canaletto at Gallerie dell' Accademia in Venice.
Autumn by Giovanni Battista CacciniAutumn by Giovanni Battista Caccini at Cypress Lane in the Boboli Gardens in Florence.
Titian Mausoleum in Basilica dei Frari in Venice.Titian Mausoleum in Basilica dei Frari in Venice.
Titian Mausoleum (detail) in Basilica dei Frari in Venice.Details from the Titian Mausoleum at the Basilica dei Frari in Venice.
The Honesty of St. Eligius by Jacopo da Empoli The Honesty of St. Eligius by Jacopo da Empoli at the Uffizi in Florence.
Venere or Venus by Antonio Canova Venere or Venus by Antonio Canova at the Pitti Palace in Florence..
Return of the Ambassadors to the Court of the King of England by Vittore CarpaccioReturn of the Ambassadors to the Court of the King of England by Vittore Carpaccio at Gallerie dell' Accademia in Venice.
Self Portrait by Antonio D'Este Self Portrait by Antonio D'Este at the Gallerie dell' Accademia in Venice.
Entry of Charles VIII of France into Florence (detail) by Giuseppe BezzuoliEntry of Charles VIII of France into Florence (detail) by Giuseppe Bezzuoli.
La Ehma (sculpture) by Salvino Salvini, Entry of Charles VIII of France into Florence by Giuseppe Bezzuoli (painting, left), and The Battle of Legnano by Amos Cassioli La Ehma (sculpture) by Salvino Salvini, Entry of Charles VIII of France into Florence by Giuseppe Bezzuoli (painting, left), and The Battle of Legnano by Amos Cassioli at the Pitti Palace in Florence.
The Battle of Legnano (detail) by Amos Cassioli The Battle of Legnano (detail) by Amos Cassioli at the Pitti Palace in Florence.
Napoleon by Antonio Canova Napoleon by Antonio Canova at the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice.
A painting of Hercules and a vase in a room at the Pitti Palace A painting of Hercules and a vase in a room at the Pitti Palace in Florence.
Pegasus by Aristodemo CostoliA statue of Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology, at the Boboli Gardens in Florence. The sculpture is the work of Florentine artist Aristodemo Costoli, who created it in 1865.
Jupiter Enthrones Prince Hercule by Pietro da Cortona Jupiter Enthrones Prince Hercule by Pietro da Cortona at the Pitti Palace in Florence.
Monument of Cosimo I Medici by GiambolognaEquestrian Monument of Cosimo I Medici by Giambologna at the Piazza della Signoria in Florence.
Leonardo da Vinci, old and mortally ill, Dies in Arms of Francis by Cesare Mussini Leonardo da Vinci, old and mortally ill, Dies in Arms of Francis by Cesare Mussini at Accademia Gallery in Florence.
Monument to Dante and Beatrice by G.B. Comolli at the Giardini di Villa Melzi in Bellagio on Lake Como in Italy.
La Carita (Charity the Educator) by Lorenzo Bartolini at the Pitti Palace in Florence.
Sculpture of family in grotto at Boboli Gardens in Florence.Sculpture of family in grotto at Boboli Gardens in Florence.
Supper with a Lute Player by Gerrit van Honthorst “Supper with a Lute Player" (1619-20) by Gerritvan Honthorst (1592-1656). The Dutch painter was known forhis scenes bathed in nocturnal light. He was influenced byCaravaggio, who he met in Rome. This painting hangs in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence with a signthat reads: "The picture exemplifies the experiments with lighttypical of this artist, who [specialized] in 'candlelit' scenes inwhich artificial light creates a charming effect combiningbacklighting with slantinglight, in a Caravaggesque vein.'(Photo: © Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
Summer by Giovanni CacciniSummer by Giovanni Caccini, one of Four Seasons statues on the Ponte Santa Trinita bridge in Florence.Photo Joseph Kellard
Apollo by G. Della PortaStatue of Apollo by G. Della Porta at Villa Melzi Gardens in Bellagio on Lake Como.
Stories from the Life of Saint Acasius by Francesco BachiaccaStories from the Life of Saint Acasius by Francesco Bachiacca at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
A monument to Alessandro Manzoni by Francesco Barzaghi at the Church of San Fedele in Milan. A monument to Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873), an Italian novelist and poet, stands outside the Church of San Fedele in Milan. Francesco Barzaghi sculpted the bronze statue of the Milanese man of letters in 1883. Manzoni reportedly suffered a fatal head injury when he fell attending a mass in the church. Designed by architect Pellegrino Tibaldi, the Jesuit church was completed in 1579, but the facade was not constructed until 1835, under the direction of architect Pietro Pestagalli. ************************************(Photo: © 2019 Joseph Kellard/kellardmedia.com)
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