Galleria dell’Accademia
Good for: Art lovers
- Address
- Via Ricasoli 60
- Website
- Phone
- 055 29 48 83
- Price
- adult/concession €6.50/3.25
- Hours
- 8.15am-6.50pm Tue-Sun
Lonely Planet review for Galleria dell’Accademia
A lengthy queue marks the otherwise inauspicious entrance to this museum, built especially to hold a single masterpiece, Michelangelo’s David. The collection now encompasses works by Botticelli and Taddeo Gaddi, a fine group of Russian icons, and several rooms of 14th-century paintings, including a remarkable embroidered Coronazione della Vergine (Coronation of the Virgin). However, it’s David everyone’s hot for – and for good reason. The subtle detail – the veins in his sinewy arms, the muscles that seem to ripple under his marble skin, the change in expression as you move around the statue – is impressive. Michelangelo was also the master behind the unfinished San Matteo (St Matthew; 1503) in the same hall and the four Prigioni (‘prisoners’ or ‘slaves’; 1530), who seem to be writhing as they struggle to free themselves from the marble. A new annex now also displays rare musical instruments, most from the Medici’s private collection.
Traveller reviews for Galleria dell’Accademia (4)
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Amazing, but only Michaelangelo's work is worth seeing.
linesabovemyhead recommends this,
Michaelangelo's works (completed and uncompleted) are the centerpiece of the museum. The rest of the collection is worth a look, but nothing terribly special. Entry is a bit steep.
Good for: Art lovers
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