Italy: handbook for travellers First Part, Northern Italy and Corsica . r to the 1. under this portico, and ascends by astaircase of 126 steps to the **Galleria degli TJffizi (open daily9—3, Sundays and festivals 10—3 oclock only; no fees). Thegallery originated with the Medici collections, to which numerousadditions were made by the Lorraine family, and it is now oneof the best in the world, both in extent and value. A few ofthe finest objects only in this vast collection are here stranger whose time admits of a brief visit only should firstwalk through the corridors, in order
Italy: handbook for travellers First Part, Northern Italy and Corsica . r to the 1. under this portico, and ascends by astaircase of 126 steps to the **Galleria degli TJffizi (open daily9—3, Sundays and festivals 10—3 oclock only; no fees). Thegallery originated with the Medici collections, to which numerousadditions were made by the Lorraine family, and it is now oneof the best in the world, both in extent and value. A few ofthe finest objects only in this vast collection are here stranger whose time admits of a brief visit only should firstwalk through the corridors, in order to become acquainted withtheir topography, and then return to the * Tribuna, the gem ofthe whole gallery. Permission to copy is easily obtained byaddressing a written application to the directors. The position ofmany of the best pictures is occasionally altered, but is sufficientlyindicated by the number of copyists who surround them. (Cata-logues at the entrance, S1/^ fr.) 19* 292 Route 52. FLORENCE. Oal. degli Uffizi. ?$™&^7iio,7er/u? \hXrcz. Eir n usco. Carridore- per -a Pal. TittL Statite net Tortico 2. Cosmt-O Jw1. Lorenzo zIJUoctv. 3. Orcagnai 6. Nicola, Pisajw5. Giotto 7. L ;.XeoTiardo daJVmci $. Michel Angela10. 12. Boccaccio 13. JMacchiaveTZi/ 14. ( Vespucci-16. Franc:J?c&79. jKascagrd 20. Ce&dtpino 21. $. AntOTano 22. Accorso23- (hddo Cellini/ ~-Jx—--TTT-rf. First Vestibule: Busts of members of the Medici family. Bronzestatues of Mars and Silenus, the latter with the infant Bacchus in his arms,a copy of the original antique at Rome. Various Roman reliefs with repre-sentations of processions and sacrifices. Second Vestibule: Two pillars with trophies in relief; busts ofCybele and Jupiter. A horse, * two dogs, and a *wild boar, all antiques. E. Corridor. 530 ft. in length, adorned with mythological ceiling-paintings by Bernardino Poccetti: on the upper pa
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