Uffizi & Pitti: From Giotto to Caravaggio

by Mina Gregori

From the Palazzo Vecchio to the Forte Belvedere, through the Uffizi, the Vasari Corridor, the Pitti Palace, and the Boboli Gardens, Florence is honeycombed with a series of public art collections that is unparalleled in Europe for its size and for the variety and value of its holdings. Taken all together, the museums of Florence are one of the wonders of the world, for the spiritual values that they embody as much as for the works they contain. The painting collections in the state museums of Florence are unequalled for their quality, historical significance, and for the sheer number of works; never before have they been presented in a publication of such splendid technical quality. Thus the reader can trace the various phases and great moments of Florentine painting, including lesser known works of the seventeenth century; can appreciate the presence of masterpieces from other, perhaps unknown, schools; and can examine details different from the standard ones consecrated by tradition. Text in English and Italian.

Genres: Art

424 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Mina Gregori, all'anagrafe Guglielma (Cremona, 7 marzo 1924), è una storica dell'arte italiana, accademica dei Lincei (classe di Scienze morali), professoressa emerita di Storia dell'Arte moderna presso l'Università di Firenze.

Reviews

[Marc Lamot · Rating 3 out of 5]

A systematic overview of the collection of the Uffizi, lavishly illustrated. Of course, seeing all this in just one volume is awesome, giving a good view on late medieval and renaissance art. It's good as a catalogue, not as a real in-depth introduction.

[Cheer Papworth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book! Really great information about all the amazing artwork housed in these two museums. When you visit the Pitti Palace, you can't believe that all of this famous artwork, studied in humanities classes and in books, exist in this musty palace! You can really get right up to the paintings at the Pitti. The information on the Uffizi is amazing as well! I love the Botticelli on the cover. The Botticellis absolutely took my breath away with their beauty and gigantic size!

[Allison Thurman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Organized the same way the museums are - high quality photo reproduction; next best thing to being there