The Uffizi Gallery And Its Priceless Treasures
By Robert Owen Cobb
- Release Date: 2019-12-20
- Genre: Art History
Description
The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Center of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy.
One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best known in the world and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance.
After the ruling house of Medici died out, their art collections were gifted to the city of Florence under the famous Patto di Famiglia negotiated by Anna Maria Luisa, the last Medici heiress.
The Uffizi is one of the first modern museums. The gallery had been open to visitors by request since the Sixteenth Sentury, and in 1765 it was officially opened to the public, formally becoming a museum in 1865.
Today, the Uffizi is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Florence and one of the most visited art museums in the world, with 4,391,861 visitors in 2019.
It’s open every day but Monday and be prepared for a long waiting line when you arrive.
