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Uffizi: Birth of Venus
Botticelli’s Birth of Venus is inarguably one of the most beautiful and sensuous paintings in the world. Inspired by the classical myth of Venus, this painting will transport you to...
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Uffizi: Venus of Urbino
This work by Titian is certainly one of the most powerful and erotic paintings in the Uffizi Galleries. Who is this beautiful woman staring us directly in the eye? What...
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Uffizi: The Medusa
This is one of the most famous and gruesome paintings at the Uffizi Galleries portraying the head of the legendary gorgon. A Caravaggio expert – Andrew Graham-Dixon – explores this...
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Uffizi: The Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci
The Annunciation was a favourite subject of many artists in the Renaissance depicting the moment when Archangel Gabriel descends to Earth to tell Mary she will bear a child. This...
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Uffizi: Laocoon and his Sons
A sculpture that inspired Michelangelo himself shows a man and his two sons being strangled, crushed and bitten to death by two monstrous snakes. This statue, created out of a...
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Uffizi: Primavera
“Primavera” or “Spring” by Sandro Botticelli is one of the most famous paintings in the world. Join Andrew Graham-Dixon in decoding this magical mythological scene. A stunning work of art,...
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Uffizi: Madonna of the Goldfinch
Painted between 1505 and 1506, this beautiful painting was a wedding gift by the “master” of the High Renaissance – Raphael – to his friend Lorenzo Nasi. Despite a relatively...
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Uffizi: Madonna with the Long Neck
Italian Mannerist oil painting by Parmigianino, dates back to 1535-1540 and depicts Madonna and Child with angels. It’s an odd painting with distortions of scale. The Madonna is far bigger...
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Uffizi: Bacchus
A daring, by 16th century standards, portrayal of a very sensual young man. Is it Dionysus, the god of winemaking, fertility, sexual desire and ecstasy? Or is a Roman male...