The Renaissance in Florence!

I am standing on a bridge crossing the Arno River into downtown Florence. Let's stroll through Florence!

Let's go to the early-Early Renaissance by strolling the Via Calzaioli to Orsanmichele church and then over to the Piazza del Duomo to the Baptistery.

Let's go to the mid-Early Renaissance with Ghiberti's second set of doors on the Baptistery

Let's go to the mid-Early Renaissance by strolling through San Marco Monastery, then back to Piazza del Duomo to regard Giotto's Bell Tower with its sculptures by Donatello, and then, we'll head over to the Medici Palace.

High Renaissance! Let's go to the Piazza della Signoria for a copy of THE David and then on to the original at the Accademia

Finally, Brunelleschi's Dome: Early Renaissance itself, with wonderful Mannerist-approaching-Baroque painting by Vasari inside the Dome..

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