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Secret 16th century passageway built for the ruling family of Florence, Italy opens to the public for the first time
with large porthole windows and 106 steps — was built in just five months by Renaissance painter and architect Giorgio Vasari. Its purpose was to provide the ruling family with a safe way to ...
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Renaissance Man: The Last Judgement of Giorgio Vasari
Tom Conti stars as Medici court artist Giorgio Vasari in a story of pride, love and legacy combined with an epic journey through the art of the Renaissance. Written by Eileen Horne.
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See the Sprawling Secret Passageway Built for Florence’s Elite 450 Years Ago
The corridor is named for its designer, Giorgio Vasari, a Renaissance artist, architect and writer. Vasari modeled the passage on a similar structure in Rome. Entrants descend 58 steps from the ...
Artnet1mon
Has a Painting by an Elusive Renaissance Master Been Hiding in Plain Sight?
The authors use the writing of the great Renaissance chronicler Giorgio Vasari to show that, in fact, Giorgione was simply adopting Leonardo’s idea. In the second edition of his volume The Lives ...
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Secret passage in Florence reopens after renovation
The corridor, named after the Renaissance architect and biographer Giorgio Vasari, who designed it, is some 750 meters (820 yards) long. It stretches from the Uffizi Museums to the imposing ...
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Florence's Secret 16th-Century Passageway Opens To Public After 450 Years
The passage was commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici, the Duke of Florence, and designed by the renowned Renaissance painter and architect Giorgio Vasari. Constructed in just five months ...
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A Secret Corridor Once Used by the Medicis Opens to the Public
A secretive Renaissance-era passageway in Florence ... Named the Vasari Corridor after Giorgio Vasari architect, painter, and historian, who designed it, the nearly 2500-feet-long passageway ...
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Florence's landmark passageway over Ponte Vecchio reopens to public
FLORENCE (Reuters) - A Renaissance-era raised passageway that ... The Vasari Corridor, named after Giorgio Vasari, the 16th century architect, painter and art historian who designed it, snakes ...
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Secret passage that Florence's Medici used to move safely reopens to public after 8-year renovation
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — For centuries, Florence’s 16th-century Vasari Corridor was only accessible to dukes and lords. Now, the raised passageway that connects the city's Uffizi Galleries to ...
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Uffizi’s secret Vasari Corridor reopens over Florence’s Ponte Vecchio
The 1km-elevated passageway was built by the architect Giorgio Vasari for Cosimo I de’ Medici ... Work on the 760m-long Renaissance passageway, which has been closed for safety since 2016 ...
Florence's landmark passageway over Ponte Vecchio reopens to public
A Renaissance-era raised passageway that connects Florence's Uffizi Galleries to the Medici's former residence, Palazzo Pitti, will reopen to the public on Saturday, offering spectacular views of the ...