Filippo Lippi’s ‘Annunciation’ – Church of San Lorenzo
With the support of the non-profit Friends of Florence Foundation, Filippo Lippi’s panel of the Annunciation has recently been restored by Lucia Biondi and Roberto Buda and reinstalled in the church of San Lorenzo. A masterful example of Early Renaissance art, since the early 1440s the painting has hung on the back wall of the Martelli family chapel, located […]
Restoration and Expansion of the Entire Study and Reading Rooms for the Drawing and Print Department – Uffizi Gallery
UFFIZI GALLERY ANNOUNCES NEW PRINTS AND DRAWINGS STUDY ROOM WITH THANKS TO FRIENDS OF FLORENCE FOUNDATION In mid-February 2016, new Uffizi Gallery director Eike Schmidt unveiled a new Study Center in the museum’s legendary Prints and Drawings Department. With some 177,000 works, including drawings by Michelangelo and Leonardo, the Uffizi’s graphics collection is one of […]
Medici Riccardi Horse Head – National Archeological Museum of Florence
This project restored an extraordinary bronze sculpture of the head of a horse, which dates to the second half of the fourth century BC. During the Renaissance Donatello used this as a model for his works, as did Leonardo da Vinci. The head was once part of a full statue of a horse, but the […]
Francesco Botticini’s ‘Three Archangels and Tobias’ – Uffizi Gallery
Rediscovered Aphrodite – Museo Archeologico Nazionale
The recently restored statue of Aphrodite housed in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale (National Archeological Museum/the Museum) in Florence, Italy, was unveiled in a public celebration on September 11, 2018. Funded by Friends of Florence with a donation by Michael and Sandy Collins, the cleaning and restoration process revealed a surprising development. Long thought to be […]
Tabernacle Depicting Sant’Agostino, Tobia, Archangel Raphael, and Angels – Via S. Agostino and Via Maffia, Florence
This tabernacle, located near Santo Spirito, is the second such “public art” restoration funded by the Florence Chapter of Friends of Florence.
Niccolò di Pietro Gerini and Ambrogio di Badese: ‘The Misericordia Consign Abandoned and Lost Children to Their Adoptive Parents’ – Bigallo Museum
Restoration of the Wooden Cross by San Gallo, Recipient of the 2014 Biennial Friends of Florence–Salone dell’Arte Restauro Grant – Cappella Degli Artisti, Basilica of the Santissima Annunziata
This project was awarded – and funded by – the second Friends of Florence-Salone dell’Arte and Restauro grant, presented during the 2014 Salone. The restorer for this project is Francesca Spagnoli.
Collection of Drawings and Prints – Horne Museum
Cataloged and digitized the Museum’s collection of prints and drawings, which is now viewable online.
Donatello’s Relief Panel of the ‘Crucifixion’ – Bargello Museum
This restoration was short-listed for the 2012 Friends of Florence Salone dell’Arte and Restauro grant.