A magnificent volume looking at the stunning art collections in the Uffizi. Works dating from the 13th Century，along with masterpieces by Botticelli，Raphael and Michelangelo，and many others，grace these pages. Well-researched text informs and a Medici geneology provides context.

Florence’s Uffizi Gallery，on which construction began in 1560，houses such masterpieces as Botticelli's The Birth of Venus，as well as works by Bronzino，Caravaggio，Titian，and Rubens.Connected to the Pitti Palace by a corridor designed by Vasari that crosses the Arno River，the Uffizi Gallery is a one-of-a-kind museum.This gorgeous oversize book showcases the extraordinary collection，and Alexandra Bonfante-Warren provides fascinating context by relating the story of the museum’s construction and complex history.

Acknowledgments

Introduction:The Galleria degli Uffizi

La Galleria:Painting,Sculpture,Tapestry

Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe:Drawings

Bibliography

Photography Credits

Index