Museum Day in Florence--Happy 4th of July

Birth of Venus

Rape of the Sabine Women statue outside of Uffizi

Academia Gallery you can see David at the end of the corridor, captives on the sides

Branacci Chapel. Expulsion of Adam and Eve

Us at Branacci Chapel

Bible Story, Jesus and Tax collector (coin in fish's mouth)

David

Replica of David where it was originally supposed to stand

We had a guide today and he was really good and we learned a lot. He is my favorite guide of the whole trip, but we were all so tired it was hard to concentrate and really appreciate what we were learning, but I loved it. We went to Branacci Chapel which had the first ever Renaissance Painting/Fresco. It had shadow, perspective, and natural stances. Incredible what little differences made such an impact on art and design. And it all started in Florence. Academia Gallery housed The David by Michelangelo. I always loved it and though it an interesting piece of sculpture, but seeing it in person was such a different experience. It is massive and just truly amazing. It also house his captives which were unfinished sculptures so you could see each tool mark and see the progression of how the statues were made. We then went to Uffizi Gallery. It has so many paintings it is crazy. It had the birth of Venus and a lot of self portraits. There was so much to see, but in all of the places we did not stay very long. Another very good day. Happy 4th of July! Going home tomorrow!