MUSEO NAZIONALE DEL BARGELLO. GUIDA UFFICIALE

The Museo Nazionale del Bargello, in addition to bronzes by Donatello (David and Athys), Verrocchio and Giambologna, and panels by Ghiberti and Brunelleschi, contains some large marble sculptures by Michelangelo (David-Apollo, Bacchus, Brutus and the Pitti Tondo), Donatello (St George) and Verrocchio (Lady with Bouquet), as well as splendid examples of the “minor arts” of the Renaissance: majolica, Della Robbia glazed terracotta statuary, other terracotta works, ivory, cameos, medals, enamels, sacred and civil goldwork. This is the official guide to the Museum: a new and reassuring tool at the service of the visitor. The result of collaboration between the publisher and the Museum management, this volume is accompanied by rich colour illustrations and all manner of useful information for visiting the museum. In other words, it provides the most reliable, up-to-date information one could wish for when visiting the Bargello Museum.

Author: Beatrice Paolozzi Strozzi