Italy - Firenze - Galleria degli Uffizi
Italia - Florencia - Galería Uffizi
ENGLISH
The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre 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 century, 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.
The building of Uffizi complex was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici so as to accommodate the offices of the Florentine magistrates, hence the name uffizi, "offices". The construction was later continued by Alfonso Parigi and Bernardo Buontalenti; it was completed in 1581. The top floor was made into a gallery for the family and their guests and included their collection of Roman sculptures.
The cortile (internal courtyard) is so long, narrow and open to the Arno at its far end through a Doric screen that articulates the space without blocking it, that architectural historians[8] treat it as the first regularized streetscape of Europe. Vasari, a painter and architect as well, emphasised its perspective length by adorning it with the matching facades' continuous roof cornices, and unbroken cornices between storeys, as well as the three continuous steps on which the palace-fronts stand. The niches in the piers that alternate with columns of the Loggiato filled with sculptures of famous artists in the 19th century.
The Uffizi brought together under one roof the administrative offices and the Archivio di Stato, the state archive. The project was intended to display prime art works of the Medici collections on the piano nobile; the plan was carried out by his son, Grand Duke Francesco I. He commissioned the architect Buontalenti to design the Tribuna degli Uffizi that would display a series of masterpieces in one room, including jewels; it became a highly influential attraction of a Grand Tour. The octagonal room was completed in 1584.
Over the years, more sections of the palace were recruited to exhibit paintings and sculpture collected or commissioned by the Medici. For many years, 45 to 50 rooms were used to display paintings from the 13th to 18th century.
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ESPAÑOL
La Galería Uffizi es un palacio y museo en Florencia que contiene una de las más antiguas y famosas colecciones de arte del mundo, siendo la pinacoteca más frecuentada de Italia.
La construcción del palacio de los Uffizi fue comenzada en 1560 por Giorgio Vasari, siguiendo órdenes de Cosme I de Médici. Su finalidad inicial era albergar las oficinas de las magistraturas florentinas, una vez que quedó pequeño el Palazzo Vecchio. De esta función deriva su nombre de «Galería de las Oficinas». Las obras terminaron en 1581. Durante años, partes del palacio sirvieron para almacenar las piezas de arte de la magnífica colección de la familia Médici.
Ante la extinción de la dinastía Médici en el siglo XVIII, las obras de arte corrieron el riesgo de ser transferidas a Viena, ya que el ducado de Florencia pasó a ser dominio austríaco. Sin embargo, la última duquesa Ana María había decretado la permanencia de la colección en Florencia al donárselas en su testamento al pueblo de Florencia, siendo el embrión de unos de los primeros museos modernos del mundo. La galería era abierta a los visitantes que lo solicitaban durante el siglo XVI y en 1765 abrió oficialmente al público como museo.
Italy - Firenze - Galleria degli Uffizi
Italia - Florencia - Galería Uffizi
ENGLISH
The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre 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 century, 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.
The building of Uffizi complex was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici so as to accommodate the offices of the Florentine magistrates, hence the name uffizi, "offices". The construction was later continued by Alfonso Parigi and Bernardo Buontalenti; it was completed in 1581. The top floor was made into a gallery for the family and their guests and included their collection of Roman sculptures.
The cortile (internal courtyard) is so long, narrow and open to the Arno at its far end through a Doric screen that articulates the space without blocking it, that architectural historians[8] treat it as the first regularized streetscape of Europe. Vasari, a painter and architect as well, emphasised its perspective length by adorning it with the matching facades' continuous roof cornices, and unbroken cornices between storeys, as well as the three continuous steps on which the palace-fronts stand. The niches in the piers that alternate with columns of the Loggiato filled with sculptures of famous artists in the 19th century.
The Uffizi brought together under one roof the administrative offices and the Archivio di Stato, the state archive. The project was intended to display prime art works of the Medici collections on the piano nobile; the plan was carried out by his son, Grand Duke Francesco I. He commissioned the architect Buontalenti to design the Tribuna degli Uffizi that would display a series of masterpieces in one room, including jewels; it became a highly influential attraction of a Grand Tour. The octagonal room was completed in 1584.
Over the years, more sections of the palace were recruited to exhibit paintings and sculpture collected or commissioned by the Medici. For many years, 45 to 50 rooms were used to display paintings from the 13th to 18th century.
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ESPAÑOL
La Galería Uffizi es un palacio y museo en Florencia que contiene una de las más antiguas y famosas colecciones de arte del mundo, siendo la pinacoteca más frecuentada de Italia.
La construcción del palacio de los Uffizi fue comenzada en 1560 por Giorgio Vasari, siguiendo órdenes de Cosme I de Médici. Su finalidad inicial era albergar las oficinas de las magistraturas florentinas, una vez que quedó pequeño el Palazzo Vecchio. De esta función deriva su nombre de «Galería de las Oficinas». Las obras terminaron en 1581. Durante años, partes del palacio sirvieron para almacenar las piezas de arte de la magnífica colección de la familia Médici.
Ante la extinción de la dinastía Médici en el siglo XVIII, las obras de arte corrieron el riesgo de ser transferidas a Viena, ya que el ducado de Florencia pasó a ser dominio austríaco. Sin embargo, la última duquesa Ana María había decretado la permanencia de la colección en Florencia al donárselas en su testamento al pueblo de Florencia, siendo el embrión de unos de los primeros museos modernos del mundo. La galería era abierta a los visitantes que lo solicitaban durante el siglo XVI y en 1765 abrió oficialmente al público como museo.