Uffizi: Art, History, Collections

This is the compact and definitive guide to the Uffizi Gallery. The Uffizi Gallery is one of the most notable museums in the world. Its rich collection includes works ranging from the 13th to the 18th century and, in particular, one of the high points of art of all times: the Renaissance. Among the artists represented are Giotto, Piero della Francesca, Paolo Uccello, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, and Pontormo. Chapters include: Origins of the Uffizi; Genealogy of the Medici Family; The Medici Collections; The Thirteenth & Fourteenth Centuries; The Fifteenth Century; The Renaissance in Northern Europe; The Sixteenth Century; The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; Biographies; Artists and Artworks. Plus a Complete Index of Names.