tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post3098106797544887166..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: The real Ponte Vecchio in FlorenceHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-64649109104422099212013-10-02T01:31:11.592+10:002013-10-02T01:31:11.592+10:00For an update on the reopening of the gallery and ...For an update on the reopening of the gallery and its new treasures, go to Tuscany Arts:<br />http://www.turismo.intoscana.it/allthingstuscany/tuscanyarts/vasari_corridor_reopens/Helsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-47285772550821621442011-05-20T17:38:37.305+10:002011-05-20T17:38:37.305+10:00student
good question! Grand Duke Cosimo de’ Medi...student<br /><br />good question! Grand Duke Cosimo de’ Medici feared assassination on a daily basis. So in 1564 he commissioned Vasari to build a corridor so he could walk safely from his residence in the Pitti Palace to his administrative offices over the river. I cannot imagine that the Grand Duke would allow even his own mother in the corridor, so fearful was he.<br /><br />In later centuries, I hope the fear would have diminished. And in any case, the space wasn't turned into a gallery until the mid C17th. Hopefully the well heeled young lords of 1700-80 were invited up to see the family's treasures.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-91377722528214797902011-05-20T10:12:39.122+10:002011-05-20T10:12:39.122+10:00Great site. I wonder if Grand Tourists were well e...Great site. I wonder if Grand Tourists were well enough connected to get access to what had been a private space.student of historynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-10288708287521086472011-01-05T23:29:57.207+11:002011-01-05T23:29:57.207+11:00Hi Hels!
Thanks for mentioning Tuscany Arts in you...Hi Hels!<br />Thanks for mentioning Tuscany Arts in your post. Right now there are no more slots to book; they open them up occasionally, and they go quickly each time. I'll certainly announce it when it happens (as these things are usually quick, I put it on the Tuscany Arts fan page on Facebook).<br /><br />I've been through the corridor a bunch of times over the years. It's not actually that tight a space. There used to be some of the caravaggesque/ artemisia paintings in there, but luckily those have been moved to the new expanded space of the gallery itself. Some of the self-portraits are pretty cool though my favourites are the latest ones, especially the Chagall. The best part of the corridor IMO is looking into the church of Santa Trinita from the Dukes' private window.<br />AlexandraAlexandrahttp://arts.allthingstuscany.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-81540542664479908172010-11-24T19:45:47.869+11:002010-11-24T19:45:47.869+11:00Hi I'm Elisa from "A Florentine in Floren...Hi I'm Elisa from "A Florentine in Florence" and I want to thank you to have mentionned me in your post.<br /><br />If anyone is interested in visiting it, please contact me cause I do organize tour of Vasari Corridor.<br /><br />Grazie :)<br /><br />Elisa<br />elisaacciai@libero.itElisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336162186797000554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-15749260377845052192010-11-02T01:17:19.573+11:002010-11-02T01:17:19.573+11:00Congratulations! This post was nominated to be inc...Congratulations! This post was nominated to be included in the November Art History Carnival. I felt the nomination was very deserving. See below:<br /><br />http://albertis-window.blogspot.com/2010/11/november-issue-of-art-history-carnival.htmlAlberti's Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060586087447314960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-47545208982298748912010-10-31T21:53:41.686+11:002010-10-31T21:53:41.686+11:00showers, donkey and viola
there is no way of know...showers, donkey and viola<br /><br />there is no way of knowing what treasures will come out of blogging!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-9365185366309122262010-10-31T17:35:05.148+11:002010-10-31T17:35:05.148+11:00I went to Florence this year and I didn't know...I went to Florence this year and I didn't know anything about the corridor! I did see the Pitti Palace which is truly splendid.<br /><br />Thank you for telling us about it!Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046603677301666579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-43835623050035273752010-10-30T02:57:52.289+11:002010-10-30T02:57:52.289+11:00I blogged it forward!I blogged it forward!donkey and the carrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147333477680756377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-27734149488995287882010-10-29T20:44:33.400+11:002010-10-29T20:44:33.400+11:00I visited the corridor a few years ago and what an...I visited the corridor a few years ago and what an amazing location!<br /><br />It has to be seen to be believed.steam showershttp://www.indigoshowers.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-61468478119934386822010-10-28T21:41:18.300+11:002010-10-28T21:41:18.300+11:00columnist, M and PM Doolan, I also did my best wor...columnist, M and PM Doolan, I also did my best work in study courses abroad :) More in Cambridge than in Italy, but I really LOVED those summer holiday courses. No work, no buying groceries, no paying bills, no washing dishes - just great lectures, great tours and pretty decent food/drink.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-28653370029921892492010-10-28T21:36:10.067+11:002010-10-28T21:36:10.067+11:00H Niyazi
great image :) Many thanks.
But it make...H Niyazi <br />great image :) Many thanks.<br /><br />But it makes us ask how many of the other families, who DID give consent, were really bullied or threatened into it. The Mannelli family were brave; and they must have understood that their political power in the future might be severely curtailed.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-79350139954853079372010-10-28T21:06:51.583+11:002010-10-28T21:06:51.583+11:00Actually, the corridor isn't entirely a pretty...Actually, the corridor isn't entirely a pretty, straight line! As Vasari and the Medici charted the course of the structure, buildings in its way needed to be dealt with. <br /><br />The most famous example is the Mannelli tower. In a show of political defiance, the Mannelli family did not give permission for their tower to be incorporated, hence Vasari had no choice but to loop around it. You can see a great pic of it here<br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/dxVtRx" rel="nofollow">Manelli Tower and Vasari corridor</a><br /><br />Kind Regards<br />HAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091875643921165081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-50110665049305022412010-10-28T19:13:27.755+11:002010-10-28T19:13:27.755+11:00I never heard of this before - a real eye-opener. ...I never heard of this before - a real eye-opener. Thanks a million.P. M. Doolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673509230835222713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-10994124769080057282010-10-28T17:25:46.848+11:002010-10-28T17:25:46.848+11:00This is a great post! Very fascinating. I like you...This is a great post! Very fascinating. I like your discussion of how the long corridor fits nicely with hanging the art in a linear projection. <br /><br />I would have loved to have visited this when I stayed in Florence during a study abroad several years ago. I can see why my professors chose not to go here: there were about 45 people in our group. Just thinking about all of us in that space reminded me of the old Willy Wonka film (when Gene Wilder leads his group of golden ticket winners into a very small area in the factory). It would have been a disaster!Alberti's Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060586087447314960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-6247643898120145422010-10-28T13:56:28.315+11:002010-10-28T13:56:28.315+11:00Thanks Hels. I knew about the corridor connecting ...Thanks Hels. I knew about the corridor connecting the Pitti and the Ufizzi, but not about the works of art. I enjoyed Florence very much, but went when it was quite hot - in May - so climbing up the Duomo for example was a hot and tiring experience, and not one for the faint-hearted. I also made the mistake of going to Venice before Florence, so in contrast it was a bit disappointing - and my recommendation to anyone would be to do it the other way round.<br /><br />But it has been a few years, and I would love to re-visit; the right way round.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-70034441439372550242010-10-28T09:23:18.495+11:002010-10-28T09:23:18.495+11:00Karena, ChrisJ, Kristin and foto fanatic,
my Aus...Karena, ChrisJ, Kristin and foto fanatic, <br /><br />my Australian son was invited to a wedding of an Israeli bride and South African groom, so of course they chose the most beautiful place on earth to have it - Florence. <br /><br />If the Vasari Corridor was a secretive place in the Medici times because of their politics, it probably is now more an issue of protecting the structure and the art. The corridor is a VERY long, narrow space with precious objects that would be difficult to supervise. So only small groups can go through at any one time, and the door is locked behind them so no-one can sneak back into the Uffizi with a treasure.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-63051838371606084862010-10-28T09:12:31.124+11:002010-10-28T09:12:31.124+11:00H Niyazi, perfect timing :) I was delighted to see...H Niyazi, perfect timing :) I was delighted to see your Graham-Dixon video and immediately added a link to your post. Many thanks.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-73207838568839134832010-10-28T06:28:49.113+11:002010-10-28T06:28:49.113+11:00I love Florence too, although I've only been t...I love Florence too, although I've only been there once, many years ago. In my youthful ignorance, I was unaware of the corridor.<br /><br />I have just gone back to my photographs of the bridge, and there it is, just as you describe! :-)<br /><br /><b>tff</b>the foto fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234840691455844914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-23267156887379008282010-10-28T04:16:14.930+11:002010-10-28T04:16:14.930+11:00You put me back to my early 20´s right now when I ...You put me back to my early 20´s right now when I went to Florence for 18 days with three friends of mine, we were studying literature at the University of Oslo but got permission to live a bohemian life in Liguria for the semester. What a dream:)<br />In Florence we went to museums every day from morning to night and Ponte Vecchio had such a romantic touch to it, such a special place... but, I can´t remember us walking through the Vasari corridor, if we did I should have remembered, and now it will be closed for three years...<br />Thank you for another lovely post!Kristin Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508574259676709949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-50242696278733999952010-10-28T04:13:18.090+11:002010-10-28T04:13:18.090+11:00I have not seen the corridor, nor heard about it, ...I have not seen the corridor, nor heard about it, but as Florence is one of my favourite cities, I will indeed visit someday.<br /><br />The shopping is wonderful on the bridge and elsewhere in the city - well deserving of the one or two extra bags that had to be purchased to carry everything home!)(And thank goodness for the occasional power outage in customs at YVR.)ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-22208946421417045422010-10-28T01:55:31.120+11:002010-10-28T01:55:31.120+11:00Hels, this has to be for me one of your most fasci...Hels, this has to be for me one of your most fascinating posts!! I will watch the video clip, and search out the book.<br /><br />I would most love to see the artists' self portraits! This corridor of art to have been kept so "secret"....<br /><br />Xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-48779011155058490912010-10-28T01:47:42.270+11:002010-10-28T01:47:42.270+11:00Great post Hels :)
I sadly missed out on seeing t...Great post Hels :)<br /><br />I sadly missed out on seeing the corridor when I was in Florence recently due to illness :(<br /><br />For those interested - I posted a video clip from Andrew Graham-Dixon's 'Travels with Vasari' documentary where he takes us on a quick tour through the corridor<br /><br /><a href="http://2.ly/drrf" rel="nofollow">http://2.ly/drrf</a><br /><br />Kind Regards<br />HAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091875643921165081noreply@blogger.com