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| Surly angel/detail from the Duomo |
Easter in Italy-here is Florence. We saw/heard the
Scoppio del carro (blowing up of the cart). Everything is beautiful and masterfully made and if one gets the flu in Florence, one will be
expelling all colors of heavenly gorgeous oil paints, no doubt. In addition to the Duomo and the Palazzo Vecchio pictured here, we whirlwinded through some of the bigger-deal museums. The
Accademia Gallery hosts Michaelangelo's David, who was recently found to have a miniscule crack in his ankle, in addition to half the Filippo Lippis, Giottos, triptychs, etc. that you ever saw in your art history books. All the other paintings along with more Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, more Titian and more Botticelli are at the
Uffizi Gallery, which used to be an office building for the Medicis, who it must be said knew how to decorate. The virtual tours on these pages are worth checking if art is your scene. We wandered around the inside and outside of the
Duomo, the great peppermint confection that is the main cathedral in town. We saw the
Galileo Museum, which had an unbelievable collection of scientific equipment from many of the world's fundamental discoveries relating to geography, optics, etc.-although we agreed that their educational efforts were a total disappointment. The crowds were unreal, but it was incredible to see so many great art works.
