FLORENTINE RENAISSANCE SOURCES

Florence

Florentine Renaissance Sources and Documents

Sources Geographical

Commune di Firenze Official Web site of Florence and its suburbs: information on museums, libraries, cultural events; plus roadworks, the budget, planning for the future of Florence, etc.
Firenze.net "Where to go and what to do in Florence." From sites on Brunelleschi to online journals to what's playing at the local cinema.
Firenze by Net Links to sources especially for longer-term visitors (or those who wish to be).
The Duomo webcam Live (well, almost) photos taken by a camera atop the Duomo and whisked off to you via the WWW.
"From the Rooftops of Florence." From a camera on the terrace of the Hotel Minerva.
University of Florence Maybe you could finish that degree in Florence.
All about the lovely ATAF buses Or, how to get to I Tatti in Settignano.
Robert Browning's "Old Pictures in Florence."

Sources Art Historical

Musei fiorentini A new site (July, 98) devoted to the Museums of Florence; descriptions of collections, opening hours, some photographs.
Sculpture. Almost all of the museums and many of the churches Includes a map and some images of the works in the collections.
Virtual Uffizi
The Official Uffizi Gallery Site
The Televisual Uffizi Gallery Site
Museum of the Opera del Duomo Images and many links.
Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore A Web site for the 700th anniversary of the Duomo.
Medici Villas in Florence and its Surroundings Part of a larger Web site on Florence put together by the Commune.

Monumental Sculpture from Renaissance Florence Restored statues from Orsanmichele have come to visit the National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2005/2006.

Some Useful Practical Sources for the Renaissance Art Historian

Fratelli Alinari Browse the Alinari photography catalog and order online.
Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz Including a link to their online catalogue.
IRIS: Associazione di Biblioteche Storico Artistiche e Umanistiche a Firenze The online, searchable catalogues of several important art historical libraries in and around Florence, including the Biblioteca Berenson, degli Uffizi, della Fondazione R. Longhi, dell'Ist. Naz. Studi sul Rinascimento, and others.
Online catalog of the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Know before you go.
Archivio di Stato di Firenze With links to the Archivio Communale and to the other Archivi in other cities in Italy.
University of Florence online catalogue
The British Institute of Florence An experience all by itself.

Florence