We
left early to get to the Uffizi Gallery and acquire the reserved admission
tickets only to find that all entries were to be delayed until 10:00 am due to
a staff meeting. The lines were huge. We finely got entry by 10:45 am. The Uffizi houses thousands of noteworthy and
priceless paintings and sculptures. The
top floor’s 45 rooms have paintings from the 13th to the 18th
century. The next floor has 56
rooms. The Florentine Renaissance
paintings are gorgeous. The rooms are
arranged by school and in chronological order with works of
art by great Italian artists such as Botticelli,
Giotto, Cimabue, Michelangelo, Leonardo
da Vinci and Raffaello,
to name a few. We rented an audio guide
to help explain some of the featured art works, which was a great help. An outdoor terrace at the end of the top
floor was a perfect place for lunch. At
2:00 pm we exited the Uffize and gathered for our walk to the Brancacci Chapel
on the other bank of the Arno River.
The Brancacci Chapel
is in the church
of Santa Maria del Carmine, which was completed in 1475. It had several renovation/modernization
programs in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Chapel’s frescos were commissioned by the
Brancacci family in 1423 and done by Masaccio and Masolino Lippi and completed
from 1481 to 1483 by Filippino Lippi. These
depict Stories of St. Peter to whom the chapel was originally dedicated. These are pictures of the frescos:
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| Temptation of Adam and Eve |
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| Note Serpent's Head is a Blond Woman's Head |
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| Expulsion from Eden |
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| Note Anguish on Eve's Face |
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| Healing of the Cripple and Raising of Tabitha |
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| Disputation of St. Peter and St. Paul with Simon Maggus |
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| Baptism of the Neophytes |
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| Distribution of Alms and Death of Ananias |
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| The Tribute Money |
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| Raising of the Son of Theoophilus and St. Peter Enthroned |
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| St. Paul Visiting St. Peter in Prison |
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| Raising of Tabitha |
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| St. Peter Healing the Sick with his Shadow |
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| Crucifixion of St. Peter |
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