Top 5 Art Galleries In Italy

Italy is very popular for its' collections of various types of art and literature that come from many countries of the World

. It is because of this richness of art and literature that Italy houses thousands of attractions to showcase this art. Places such as museums, monuments, palaces, statues etc. Ask anyone who has traveled to Italy for a holiday or vacation what they enjoyed most while there, and you can bet the number one answer will be the fine art, the food, and the wine.

If planning a trip to Italy, it may be a very good idea to research and plan your vacation in the form of a daily itinerary. Doing this may help you to cover territory you most want to visit while there. Trying to visit them all may be an overwhelming experience. Think of artists like Michelangelo, and Donatello. You definitely want to see some of their great works, therefore, any gallery featuring their best works should be tops on your list.

The Bargello Museum features many of Donatello's masterpieces, and is top on the list of best art galleries to visit while in Florence, Italy. The Uffizi Gallery is another very popular gallery located in Florence, Italy as well. The Uffizi Gallery is a place that features beautiful sculptures and paintings from around the world.

The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore is one of the most prominent church museums in the World. There you can view the works of the famous Archdeacon of the Florentine Chapter. The entire structure is an art display itself, featuring various plastic arts that were created during the different stages of the buildings construction. There is an online museum that allows you to review and preview masterpieces of all of Italy's most prominent artists ever, thereby giving the viewer information that will help in locating the actual artwork when visiting Italy. It is called the ARC ( Art Renovation Center.)

The Galleria Borghese is a nice little Museum located in the Casino of the Villa Borghese located in Rome. It was the home of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, nephew of Pope Paul V. In the early sixteenth century Pope Julius began his collection of sculptures which set the tone for the building of the Vatican Museum.

There are more than 3,000 museums located in Italy and they collectively contain more than 50 million objects of art. The above named museums are merely the tip of the iceberg in terms of the top art galleries in Italy.

by: henry franks

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