Art Gallery in Florence

Since 1822, Galleria Pietro Bazzanti holds high the traditional artisan techniques of sculpture in bronze, marble and semi-precious stones. Still today, the gallery is a hub for culture, for meetings for artists and aficionados of sculpture. On the Arno, in the heart of Florence.

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Michelangelo and his first sculptures – Part III

Michelangelo and his first sculpturesPart III Lorenzo the Magnificent had hosted Michelangelo for 4 years in his palace in Via Larga, having him at the table with him and with various guests every day, including the humanists of the Platonic Academy. In 1492, upon the death of Lorenzo, Michelangelo was exiled from the Medici palace. [...]

Michelangelo and the Vatican Pietà

Michelangelo and the Vatican Pietà Vasari, regarding the Pietà, writes in his "Vite": …Alla quale opera non pensi mai scultore né artefice raro potere aggiugnere di disegno né di grazia, né con fatica poter mai di finitezza, pulitezza e di straforare il marmo tanto con arte quanto Michelagnolo vi fece, perché si scorge in quella [...]

Michelangelo and his first sculptures – Part II

Michelangelo and his first sculpturesPart II Vasari, in the 1568 edition of the “Vite” continues: …Dove in questo tempo consigliato dal Poliziano, uomo nelle lettere singulare, Michelagnolo fece in un pezzo di marmo datogli da quel signore [Lorenzo il Magnifico] la battaglia di Ercole coi centauri, che fu tanto bella che talvolta per chi ora [...]