A stroll through the almost empty galleries in late June 2020 afforded me a slow and enjoyable experience with some fabulous artworks in Florence.  Here’s what else (along with Michelangelo and Leonardo) caught my eye.

 

 

 

Looking left:

 

Looking right:

 

Looking center.  I want this space to be my permanent home:

 

I’m a fan of Ghirlandaio:

 

 

 

Another Ghirlandaio:

 

 

 

I cut my teeth as an art historian in the study of classical art, as seen through Neo-Classical eyes, like Canova and Thorvaldsen.  I’m always a sucker for these appealing classical sculptures:

 

Hey, is that a Bronzino I see way up there? I think it’s a copy of the real thing, which is hanging in a gallery.

 

Oh, Giotto.  I’ve missed you so.

 

 

And Rosso Fiorentino, how lovely you are still:

 

 

 

 

Pontormo had his own distinct ideas about how (everything) the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden must have appeared:

 

 

 

Still more to come.