It has become our stock phrase, "Nothing could have prepared us for THAT.
Donatello, Raphael, Giotto, michael Angelo etc. the detail the stories behind the paintings, the artistic periods, the detail, the colours ant artistic techniques. Our feet took flack but we had some Haribo sweets to keep us going.the painting by Uchello of the battle of san romano 1432 by Siena v Florentines was amazing. But over and above all we were witness to, I was astounded at the knowledge Gus already had, from Venus in different poses from different artists to Michaelangelo and his first painting of a small boy when he himself was only 14. Michaelangelo was so astounded by the brilliance of his pupil he stopped teaching from then on. Well done to Guss art teacher. Caitlin had a knack of spotting the smallest detail and she was taken in by the evil looking characters, the skeletons and those in hell, wishing theyd lived better lives. The Uffuzi is an amazing place and one doesn't have to be an art lover to be taken in by the place. The views over the Arno river and the Pont Avecio were the best we'd seen.
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