Art of the Florentine Renaissance

Rick Steves’ Europe Season 12 showcases Europe’s great art and architecture. © 2024 | After its medieval struggles, Europe rediscovered the art of the ancients, led by booming Florence. We revel in the bold spirit of the Cathedral's lofty dome and Botticelli's sweet "Venus." Leonardo da Vinci gives us the iconic "Last Supper" and enigmatic "Mona Lisa." And Michelangelo - sculptor of "David," painter of the Sistine, and architect of St. Peter's - takes the Florentine Renaissance to new heights. #ricksteveseurope #artofeurope #arthistory
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Rick Steves is not just a travel pro but also an art historian.

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Thank you. Been to Florence once and I'm not going to forget it. This film brings memories. Greetings from Poland, Mr Steves.

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Thanks for the best Mr. Steves.

[@gracej5174]

The timing is crazy because I’m just wrapping up my semester abroad in Florence!

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Thanks Rick Steves for coming back. I hope I can go there in Europe 🙏

[@TheNighthawk00]

Beautiful and grateful to those artists but also to Rick Steves for bringing this to our homes.

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Thank you sir for sharing...🙏🙂....🎨🖌️

[@PilarGonzalez-fo6pq]

Gracias por compartir este precioso video, en el nos muestra la historia, arte y cultura de está magnífica ciudad, le felicito y espero seguir disfrutando con sus interesantes vídeos.Un saludo desde España.👍👍👏👏👏🍀

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[@BoricuaEnLaLuna100]

The Bruneleschi Dome was my best experience in Florence. Do this visit 1st thing in the morning. Michael Angelo's David is a must visit. Access to other museums was impossible due to the large crowds of tourists.

[@stefan1924]

You kinda have to plan ahead and reserve a time slot. But I got into the David museum simply by standing there 20 minutes before opening time.

[@antoniomoreira5921]

For hardcore Medieval Italian history I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series

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Man that channel looks like a gold mine for the curious among us! Got any more such recommendations? Definitley checking Schwerpunkt out.

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Rick Steves is back!! Hurray🎉

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Thank you

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god i wana go to florence SO BADDDDD hahahahahaLOVE THESE VIDSSSS

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When were these videos recorded?

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[@Billionaireben]

21:16 Rick got this one wrong (at least a little) the statue was originally going to be on a roof and he wanted the hand to look like the right size from the angle it was viewed from; then they decided to place it elsewhere.

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Monument Man bukan tutup satu

[@papagen00]

Does Steve know a good Chinese restaurant in Florence?

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Excuse mine but it's not yours..😅