Sketching in Florence's Boboli Gardens

The Boboli Gardens, originally designed for the Medicis, was opened to the public in 1766.

Boboli Gerdens (Florence) - Watercolour by Benoit Philippe

Florence Duomo viewed from the Boboli Gardens  - Watercolour by Benoit Philippe

The Boboli Gardens
Piazza de' Pitti, 1,
50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Sketch of the Duomo in Florence

The Duomo in Florence - Watercolour by Benoit Philippe

I drew and painted this sketch while standing in a queue to get in Florence's cathedral (we probably queued for 20 minutes).

Penitent Magdalene by Donatello

Penitent Magdalene – Wood sculpture by Donatello 

Museum of the Opera del Duomo in Florence

Museum of Opera of Saint Maria of Fiore
Piazza del Duomo, 9, 50122 Firenze FI,
Italy

Interior of the Duomo’s dome in Florence

The interior of the dome is 45 metre-wide and the painted surface is 3,600 square metres.

Cosimo I de' Medici asked for a representation of The Last Judgment. Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari and their collaborators started in 1568 and and the work lasted until 1579.

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
Piazza del Duomo, 50122 Firenze FI,
Italy

Madonna with glass eyes at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence

Madonna and Child (Madonna with Glass Eyes) – marble sculpture by Anolfo di Cambrio 

This sculpture, from 1296, was initially on the front of Santa Maria del Fiore church in Florence. It is made of marble, except from the Madonna glass eyes.


The Museum

Museum of Opera of Saint Maria of Fiore
Piazza del Duomo, 9, 50122 Firenze FI,
Italy