In the Museums of Sacred Art of Vallombrosa, Cascia di Reggello, Figline, San Giovanni and Montevarchi are on display works of art of extraordinary importance and quality, that are ascribable, in particular, to the Renaissance, the great artistic and cultural period that characterized the 15th century in Florence, and whose fundamental forerunner had been Giotto, the recognized father of western art.
The comparison between these masterpieces highlights the
importance and quality of the works produced by the great
masters for the churches in the territory, which were not
inferior to the ones carried out for the Florentine
churches. Italy’s widespread heritage can rightly be
considered an “Open Air Museum”. From this point of view,
the exhibition Renaissance in Valdarno, will
highlight and promote the extraordinary flourishing of the
arts – from the early 14th century to the end of the 15th –
experienced by both Florence and Valdarno.