Today was quite a full day, and boy am I tired! We started off on a tour of this beautiful city. We visited the duomo, the academy, and had a very informative tour guide that told us about some main attractions in the town. I found The Academy the most interesting place. We got to see paintings from the Rennesaince and up. It was so interesting to see how art has evolved over hundreds of years. We finally got to see the main attraction-the statue of David. Boy, was Michelangelo a piece of work. This statue is beyond amazing. To think someone chizzled a huge piece of marble into a masterpiece...it is unbelievable!
The detail with his veins, muscles, and whole body is truly amazing. I appreciate being able to see something so magnificent. I noticed other pieces of women and children in another room. He children looked not so happy in these pieces. There was a piece of a sister holding what looked to be a dead little boy, and there were other statues that just had a gloom about them. It looked like the children had to be much more mature for their age back then. I don't know a whole lot about the time period, but it looked to be a bit rough back then. I'm glad some of the art work has been maintained for us to see today.
Lastly, we went into the duomo to see the art, frescas, and the tomb of the amazing Michelangelo. It is amazing to see the beauty and craft that was put into the churches back then when they had limited needs for construction. He foundation is so incredible, and the architecture is beautiful. I love it all.
I did get to see The David, but I only had about 5 hours in Florence without the benefit of a tour guide... ~Lin
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