Are you in love with a particular artist? If you’re interested in delving deeper into one of the greats, your AGT tour guide<\/strong> can accompany you on one of the specific itineraries suggested here. Alternatively, if you have other big names you’d like to “chase,” feel free to contact us, and together with your guide, you can decide on a different route not included in the options we offer here. <\/p>\n\n A great innovator, Donato di Niccol\u00f2 di Betto Bardi<\/strong>, known as Donatello<\/strong>, was a figure who, throughout his long career, left us numerous wonderful testimonies of the “new” humanistic and later Renaissance language.<\/p>\n\n The AGT guide will first accompany you to the National Museum of the Bargello<\/strong>, where the largest collection of his works is preserved (the series of “heroes,” i.e., the two Davids<\/strong>, San Giorgio<\/strong>, the Marzocco<\/strong>, Amor-Attis<\/strong>), then continue to Piazza Duomo<\/strong> (where many of his contributions can be found), and finally conclude inside the Basilica of San Lorenzo<\/strong> with a visit to the architectural and decorative gem represented by the Old Sacristy<\/strong> and its famous bronze pulpits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n A particularly interesting itinerary to explore with your AGT guide<\/strong>, to discover some of the places in Florence <\/strong>dedicated to Michelangelo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n The tour will start from Piazza della Signoria<\/strong> to admire the copy of the famous David<\/strong>, and then you will head to the Basilica of Santa Croce<\/strong>, one of the most important and famous monuments in Florence for its architecture, Giotto<\/strong>‘s frescoes, and the tombs of many illustrious historical figures. In particular, you will visit Michelangelo’s monumental tomb<\/strong>, designed by Giorgio Vasari<\/strong> in the 16th century. <\/p>\n\n At the conclusion, your AGT guide will take you to Casa Buonarroti<\/strong>, which stands where Michelangelo had purchased several houses and lived from 1516 to 1525. It was rebuilt and transformed into a sanctuary for the artist by his heirs, with frescoes celebrating key episodes of his life. The house displays Michelangelo’s early works: the Battle of the Centaurs<\/strong> and the Madonna of the Stairs<\/strong>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you in love with a particular artist? If you want to delve deeper into one of the great masters, your AGT tour guide can accompany you on a specialized itinerary. Donatello and Michelangelo are two of the great protagonists featured in our tours designed just for you!On the footsteps of Donatello<\/h2>\n\n
On the trail of Michelangelo<\/h2>\n\n
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