If you have always wanted to know everything about Michelangelo’s life and times, this tour is perfect for you!
We will start at the Bargello Museum, the greatest sculpture gallery in the world! We will show you Michelangelo’s favorite works of art, including Donatello’s David and St. George, as well as his four beautiful and inspiring artworks: Bacchus, the Pitti Tondo, David/Apollo and Brutus. Here, you will learn the details of Michelangelo’s life, his loves and obsessions, and the reasons of his immense popularity.
Right after that, we will take you to the Galleria dell’Accademia, which houses Michelangelo’s greatest and worldwide-famous masterpieces: the Prisoners, his unfinished slaves carved out of pure Carrara marble, and the breathtaking David, possibly the most iconic statue in the whole of Italy. No art lover can leave Florence without admiring these superb creations in stone and, believe us, you won’t be disappointed!
Last but not least, our tour ends at the Medici Chapel, the most dazzling mausoleum that was ever made. This is where the Medici Grand Dukes and Duchesses rest in… gigantic porphyry and precious stones sarcophagi that will leave you speechless! Here Michelangelo built the New Sacristy, an elegant and deeply symbolic space that deals with time, death, eternity and poetry.
