When you wander through the streets of Florence, it’s easy to imagine you’ll run into Renaissance noblemen on horseback, preceded by courtiers and trumpeters and ladies in long, ornate gowns. Crossbow ...

Getty Research Journal, No. 15 (2022), pp. 203-227 (25 pages) Seville Principles: Víctor Manuel López-Menchero Bendicho, “International Guidelines for Virtual Archaeology: The Seville Principles,” in ...

The first visitor to Florence's Ospedale degli Innocenti in 1445 probably didn't spend much time appreciating the view — although it's a heck of a good one. The structure, with its grand loggia and ...

Those of us who paid attention in high school know the Renaissance began in Italy and spread across the West causing a change in art, music, and thought. Its affects have greatly shaped the modern ...

One of the most stunning cities in Italy, Florence is guaranteed to take your breath away. For the best things to see and do on your visit to Florence here’s our city guide to Florence. This striking ...

Geographically small but culturally rich, Florence — two hours northwest of Rome — is home to some of the greatest art and architecture in the world. In a single day, you could look Michelangelo’s ...

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories from Florence — a reminder of ...