Uffizi Square of Florence: the sculptures of the Great Tuscans

Uffizi Square of Florence: the sculptures of the Great Tuscans

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The particular design of the Galleria degli Uffizi shapes sort of a square, around which the lodge runs. In the 28 niches that border it, Cosimo I de’ Medici wanted to place sculptures of distinguished Florentines in the field of literature, the military and the government. However, it was not until the nineteenth century, when the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was under the rule of the Lorraines, that the publisher Vincenzo Batelli finally resumed the creation of these statues.

Among those illustrious Tuscan characters are Cosimo the Elder and Lorenzo the Magnificent, great representatives of the Medici family; also masters of art, such as Giotto, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo; great names of literature, such as Dante, Petrarca, Boccaccio and Machiavelli; and men of science or adventure like Galileo Galilei and Amerigo Vespucci. Overall, the place is a perfect panorama, especially ideal for a romantic walk at midnight, alone or not.


Piazzale degli Uffizi de Florencia: las estatuas de los Grandes Toscanos

El diseño particular de la Galleria degli Uffizi conforma en el exterior una suerte de plaza, alrededor de la cual discurre la logia. En las 28 hornacinas que se abren en ella, Cosme I de’ Medici quería colocar esculturas de florentinos distinguidos en el ámbito de las armas, la literatura y los gobiernos civiles. Sin embargo, no sería hasta el siglo XIX, cuando el Gran Ducado era gobernado por los Lorena, que el editor Vincenzo Batelli retomó la idea de llevar a cabo la creación de esas estatuas.

Entre esos personajes toscanos ilustres, se encuentran Cosme el Viejo y Lorenzo el Magnífico, grandes representantes de la familia Medici; maestros del arte, como Giotto, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci y Michelangelo; grandes de la literatura, como Dante, Petrarca, Boccaccio y Maquiavelo; hombres de ciencia y aventura, como Galileo Galilei y Amerigo Vespucci. Un panorama perfecto para un paseo romántico a medianoche, solo o en compañía.

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Paco Neumann

Paco Neumann is a journalist, photographer, proofreader, flâneur and perpetual amateur currently living in between Florence, Berlin, Paris and Tenerife. He´s been a regular contributor to fashion, art, trend and lifestyle magazines and worked for news, advertising and communication agencies

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