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Giotto di Bondone, Cappella degli Scrovegni all'Arena (detail), Padua
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Mediaeval era and the Renaissance is the epoch which also left the enormous quantity of art masterpieces in Tuscany. The list of the famous Renaissance artists is practically similar to the list of the best world’s artists. Tuscany gave birth to Dante Alighieri, Francesco Petrarca, Giovanni Boccaccio, Sandro Botticelli, Raffaello Santi, Giotto, Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Giorgio Vasari and many others who were creating magnificent pieces of art here. The results of their amazing work are exhibited in the cultural centers in Florence, Siena, Pisa and Lucca. Not only museums but also the streets, squares and palaces may give you the opportunity to get acquainted with masterpieces of the great Tuscan artists. Tuscan cities themselves are amazing cultural values. The city San Gimignano and cathedral complex in Pisa has been awarded with world legacy status. |
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Pietro Aldi Piero della Francesca Domenico di Bartolo Taddeo di Bartolo Duccio di Buoninsegna Gentile da Fabriano Fra Angelico Giotto di Bondone Sandro Botticelli Andrea del Castagno Donatello Matteo di Giovanni Giovanni di Paolo Benozzo Gozzoli Domenico Ghirlandaio Ambrogio Lorenzetti Pietro Lorenzetti Il Maestro dell'Osservanza Antonello da Messina Simone Martini Lippo Memmi Il Perugino Pinturicchio Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni) Luca Signorelli Il Sodoma Lippo Vanni Vecchietta, Lorenzo di Pietro Bartolo di Fredi |
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The Sienese School of painting
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| Florence | Firenze Churches in Florence Santa Maria Novella in Florence The Duomo of Santa Maria del Fiore Squares in Florence San Marco in Florence Palazzi in Florence Palazzo Davanzati |
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