Art Pursuits 2022 brochure

ITALY
RENAISSANCE FLORENCE
Art & history in the time of the Medici
Bacchus statue
Florence has been hailed as ‘the cradle of the Renaissance’ – birthplace of a re-wakening of a Weltanschauung with man at
the centre of the cosmos. In this ‘città a misura d’uomo’ – a city made to human measure – Greek and Roman Antiquity were
rediscovered during the 14th and 15th centuries, and the Florentine elite endeavoured to revive Classical statesmanship,
society and art. As a result of this movement, Florence produced an extraordinary wealth of outstanding works of art: to
this day, its lavishly endowed churches and treasure-crammed galleries bear witness to the Tuscan capital’s enduring
creative prowess. Much of this was created under the
auspices of the Medici family who gained control over the
city’s political, financial and cultural fortunes during the
15th and 16th-Centuries. Powerful statesmen, enlightened
patrons and avid collectors, they and their contemporaries
stimulated a unique rebirth of Classical culture, from
Brunelleschi’s overwhelming cathedral dome to Botticelli’s
intriguing painted poem of the Primavera and Donatello’s
vigilant St George.
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