Discover the Barbadori family of Florence, a merchant dynasty whose medieval towers, political careers and artistic patronage still connect Borgo San Jacopo, Santa Felicita and Santo Spirito. […]
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The Barbadori Towers in Borgo San Jacopo reveal a medieval Florence of fortified family houses, political rivalry and narrow streets – only steps from Ponte Vecchio. […]
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Santa Felicita is one of Florence’s most easily overlooked churches. Just beyond Ponte Vecchio, it combines Pontormo’s extraordinary Capponi Chapel, Brunelleschi, the Vasari Corridor and centuries of Florentine history. […]
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Discover Jacopo Pontormo, the Florentine painter whose expressive figures, extraordinary colours and unconventional compositions helped transform Renaissance art into Mannerism. […]
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Discover Agnolo Bronzino, the Florentine Mannerist who created the sophisticated visual identity of Cosimo I, Eleonora di Toledo and the Medici court. […]
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Discover Eleonora di Toledo, the powerful Medici duchess who helped shape Renaissance Florence through politics, Palazzo Pitti, Boboli Gardens, art, fashion and court culture. […]
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