Discover Florence’s Hidden Art Treasures

Intimate Encounters with Florentine Art overview

Explore lesser-known artworks in Florence like Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise and Donatello’s David for a more intimate encounter with Renaissance masterpieces away from crowded galleries.

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• Florence is famous as the cradle of the fifteenth-century Italian Renaissance.
• Find out our picks for more intimate encounters with artistic giants such as Michelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli - without the crowds.
• Their work is scattered over the city, with many of the most notable works housed in the Galleria dell'Accademia and Uffizi Gallery.
• It can be hard to get more than a cursory glance at Michelangelo’s David or Botticelli’s Primavera when the halls are cramped shoulder to shoulder with visitors brandishing cameras.
• While the city’s art is unmissable – especially as Florence is just a 40-minute shuttle from COMO Castello del Nero – the queues and number of tourists can be off-putting.
• For those hoping for a more intimate encounter with Italy’s masters, we’ve compiled our top recommendations for art you can admire with the space for it all to sink in.
• Florence’s duomo is about as far away from secret as you can find, but the east doors of its baptistry are rarely overcrowded.
• While Lorenzo Ghiberti’s original gilded bronze doors are now preserved in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (which is also well worth a visit), the replicas installed at the duomo have a remarkable authenticity in situ.
• They are five metres tall and depict intricate reliefs from the Old Testament in linear perspective.
• Look out especially for Noah’s flood and ark, as well as the creation of Adam and Eve.

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