Insights

The Pillow of Archbishop Antonio degli Agli

12:53 01 October in Insights by Piccoli Grandi Musei

Monsignor Antonio di Bellincione from the ancient and powerful degli Agli family, “extremely learned in Greek and in Latin and a man of great honesty”, according to the characterization by his biographer Vespasiano da Bisticci, from 1439 he was the parish priest of the church...

The Processions of the Madonna of Impruneta

10:21 01 October in Insights by Piccoli Grandi Musei

“A peste, fame et bello libera nos Domine” (i.e., From plague, famine and war, o Lord, deliver us). This was the invocation that accompanied the Virgin of Impruneta during her transfers to Florence. The first procession that brought the Madonna of Impruneta to Florence, giving...

Sacred paraments in the Fucecchio Museum

10:14 22 May in Insights by Piccoli Grandi Musei

Among the collections in the Fucecchio Museum of Sacred Art, the textile sector is distinguished by its variety and richness, permitting an interesting excursus in the textile manufacturing styles and techniques of the 17th and 18th centuries. Florentine production is represented by various examples. The...

The Blessed Julia Certaldi decus et gloria

13:28 25 July in Insights by Piccoli Grandi Musei

Thus is the Blessed Julia, to whom Certaldo has always expressed great devotion, defined. The blessed woman rests in the Church of Santi Jacopo e Filippo, in front of a bust of Certaldo’s most famous son, Giovanni Boccaccio, allowing us to become acquainted with the...

Lorenzo di Bicci and the 15th Century Florentine Workshop

14:22 01 October in Insights by Piccoli Grandi Musei

The consistent collection of paintings by Neri di Bicci as well as one by his grandfather, Lorenzo di Bicci, housed in the Museum of Sacred Art, invites us to talk about one of the main Florentine workshops. Often a family-run business consisting of different generations...