1640s), miniature on parchment (image courtesy of Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Gallerie degli Uffizi, Firenze) And the artist could see many, many things in a single strawberry, and the whole ...

and the Palazzo Pitti. It was during this later stage that the majority of the artworks entered the collection, largely thanks to Emperor Francis I. The paintings haven’t been on public display ...

at the Pitti Palace, part of the Uffizi Galleries, in Florence, Italy. AP FLORENCE, Italy — A Dutch still-life painting, stolen by retreating Nazis and sent by a German soldier as a present to ...

In fact, some of Rick Steves' absolute favorite works of art in Europe are in Florence. Of course there is Michelangelo's ...

But Florence’s Medici family also collected works of art from other cultures ... will be housed in the Palazzo Pitti – the Medici family’s vast palace from which they governed much of ...

German Foreign Minister Heiko Mass, left, and Italian Culture Minister Alberto Bonisoli watch the unveiling of the "Vase of Flowers" painting by Jan van Huysum, at the Pitti Palace, part of the Uffizi ...

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — A Dutch still-life painting, stolen by retreating ... of German and Italy were on hand Friday at Palazzo Pitti, a Renaissance palace that is part of the Uffizi Galleries ...