Cover art for Florence
Published
Black Dog & Leventhal, November 2015
ISBN
9781631910012
Format
Hardcover, 696 pages
Dimensions
28.2cm × 28.4cm × 5.8cm

Florence The Paintings and Frescoes in the City that Invented Art 1250-1743 by &

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Every painted work that is on display in the Uffizi Gallery, The Pitti Palace, the Accademia, and the Duomo is included in the book, plus many or most of the works from 28 of the city's other magnificent museums and churches. The research and text are by Ross King (best-selling author), Anja Grebe (author or The Louvre and The Vatican), Cristina Acidini (former Superintendent of the public museums of Florence) and Msgr. Timothy Verdon (Director of the artworks for the Archdiocese of Florence).

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