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Legnaia
Legnaia is a rione (historical district) in Florence, Italy. It is located between the centre of the city and Scandicci, and was an autonomous commune from 1808 (when it was detached from Galluzzo Galluzzo is part of quartiere 3 of the Italian city of Florence, Italy, located in the southern extremity of the Florentine commune. It is known for the celebrated Carthusian monastery, the Galluzzo or Florence Charterhouse (''Certosa di Firenz ... by then French occupation forces) until 1865. At the time, it counted some 11,300 inhabitants. It houses the Villa Carducci-Pandolfini with Andrea Castagno frescoes. Among the churches are San Quirico a Legnaia and Sant'Angelo a Legnaia. External links Quarters of Florence Former municipalities of Tuscany {{Florence-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Carducci-Pandolfini
The Villa Carducci-Pandolfini is a historic rural palace located on Via Guardavia, on the road between Legnaia and Soffiano. It is located in the town limits of Legnaia. The property is now part of Polo Museale of Tuscany, and open only by appointment. The 15th-century fortified villa encloses a 14th-century tower. It is best known for its fresco of ''Illustrious Men and Women'' painted in 1455 by Andrea del Castagno for a loggia. Rediscovered in 1847, the frescoes were detached and exhibited in Florence. Moved after the flood, they are now stored in the Galleria degli Uffizi. The frescoes depict: *Pippo Spano (Florentine condottiero under Emperor Sigismond fighting Saracens) *Farinata degli Uberti (Florentine Ghibelline captain) *Niccolò Acciaioli (Founder of the Certosa del Galluzzo) *Cumaean Sybil *Esther, Queen Esther *Queen Tomyris (Active in battle against Cyrus the Great) *Dante Alighieri *Petrarch *Giovanni Boccaccio Presently some of the rooms retain frescoes (1472) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico anno 2013, datISTAT/ref> Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy (established in 1861). The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Castagno
Andrea del Castagno () or Andrea di Bartolo di Bargilla (; – 19 August 1457) was an List of Italian painters, Italian painter from Florence, influenced chiefly by Masaccio and Giotto di Bondone. His works include frescoes in Sant'Apollonia in Florence and the painted equestrian monument of Niccolò da Tolentino (1456) in the Santa Maria del Fiore, Cathedral in Florence. He in turn influenced the School of Ferrara (painting), Ferrarese school of Cosmè Tura, Francesco del Cossa and Ercole de' Roberti. Life Early years file:Andrea del Castagno fresques de la voûte absidale église San Zaccaria de Venise.jpg, Frescoes in the San Tarasio Chapel, San Zaccaria. Andrea del Castagno was born at Castagno d'Andrea, Castagno, a village near Monte Falterona, not far from Florence. During the war between Florence and Milan, he lived in Corella, Italy, Corella, returning to his home after its end. In 1440 he moved to Florence under the protection of Bernadetto de' Medici. Here he painted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiesa Di San Quirico A Legnaia (Florence) - Facade 02
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Quartiere
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Scandicci
Scandicci () is a ''comune'' (municipality) of c. 50,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence. Scandicci borders the following municipalities: Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Impruneta, Lastra a Signa, Montespertoli, San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Signa. The settlement of Scandicci appeared in 1774 as Torri, and was later enlarged to incorporate several neighbouring communities. Main sights * Villa i Collazzi, a Mannerist building whose design is attributed to Michelangelo. *Villa Pestellini *''San Giuliano a Settimo'' - Badia or Abbey first documented from 774. *'' Sant'Alessandro a Giogoli''- Romanesque-style Pieve or parish church first documented from 1035; it has a nave with two aisles (the latter, together with the transept, decorated in Baroque style). In the rectory is a fresco by Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio and a canvas by Francesco Conti. *''Pieve di San Vincenzo'' *''San Martino alla Palma''- Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galluzzo
Galluzzo is part of quartiere 3 of the Italian city of Florence, Italy, located in the southern extremity of the Florentine commune. It is known for the celebrated Carthusian monastery, the Galluzzo or Florence Charterhouse (''Certosa di Firenze'' or ''Certosa del Galluzzo''), which was founded in 1342 by Niccolò Acciaioli. History The autonomous commune Galluzzo was an autonomous commune until 1928, at which point its territory was split: part was assigned to the commune of Florence in accordance with the 2562nd Royal Decree (01/11/1928), which foresaw the expansion of the Florentine administrative territory (together with the fractions of San Felice ad Ema and Cascine del Riccio); the rest was assigned to the newly formed commune of Scandicci (known as Casellina e Torri until that same date) as the fraction of Giogoli; or to Bagno a Ripoli (Grassina). The remainder formed the present commune of Impruneta. At the time in which the commune was disestablished, it had ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant'Angelo A Legnaia
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Quarters Of Florence
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