Florence Scenes, 2017

We interrupt our tour of churches and museums to present some more pedestrian scenes of the great city. The museums and churches will continue after a another post or so.

Our sosta, secluded, perhaps a half hour walk to the historic
center, ten minutes by bus

Thus

Gorgeous food store next to the Market; adjoining it was a
nice traditional resto where we had a lunch

My bread salad

Vicki's lasagna

Dessert; not pictured: my roast pork medallions, which we will
attempt to replicate for Turkey Day

The big city market

Trash removal in the big city

In English too

 

At the Florence Rubber Duckie store

At our favorite restaurant one evening, the Antico Ristoro di
Cambi, about to devour 1.1k of bifstecca fiorentino

Maybe I over-salted it a bit; it looks rare, I know, but they age
it for 18 days before cooking

Another evening, Vicki at a cooking class

A beautiful della Robbia fountain near the
market

Peeking into Brunellechi's Spiritu Sanctu church, 15th, rive
gauche

Note that the roof-top figures on the left are surmounted by
pigeons and that those on the right are not; why? is it a sign of
favor?

Tourists ever coming and going

Alas, not a rubbish bin that conveys a city's
self-regard

Uffizi, 2017: Renaissance Fun, 2

And now, the exciting conclusion of our fun day at the Uffizi...

A Memling Madonna and Bambino, 15th

Cranach's "Three 14-Year-Olds At the Mall"

Durer's portrait of his dad

A Steen

Velazquez self-portrait: what would the Prado
give for this?

Specimen Theotokopoulos

Rembrandt self-portrait #1,358

A Watteau, yes! seriously! The Flute Player, 1725

A Rubens Bacchanal

Mini-Me in a pissing contest with Bacchus

Rubens selfie, 1628; a gift to Cosimo III

Seriously important: Rafael's Madonna of the
Goldfinch

Ditto: Verocchio's Annunciation, with some help from his young
pupil, Leonardo, who did the angel and the background; 1475

Definitely Leonardo

Titian's Madonna Urbino

Detail from helpful model #269

And how better to end than with the Uffizi's premier entry from
Mister Fruity Butt Pants, known as Caravaggio, his Doubting
Thomas

Uffizi, 2017: Renaissance Fun, 1

Continuing our fun day at the Uffizi, November 2...

The building and its many rooms are often as interesting as the contents

At the clubhouse turn; the construction crane has been there since
1979, at least

In the long hall by the river

A Mantegna, Scenes from the Life of Jesus; the panel on the right is a Circumcision

Up high across the river, the Church of San Miniato...best place to view Florence

River City; from the Uffizi

"This Space Available" "Your Painting Here"

So if the Perfectly Pure Pigeon of Paradise poops on your head, is it a sign of favor?

Where can I buy some pants like these?

In the classical sculpture hall, a bust of Aristotle

Bust of a classical hobbit

Mr. Twisty (M. Buonarroti) Holy Family

We always look forward to anything from the School of
Fontainebleau...at the Louvre, they're pinching other parts

In the Hark! Hall

Nice ceiling treatment (the Uffizi was the Office of the Medici
Corp.)