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Bargello National Museum

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The Bargello National Museum has a remarkable collection of sculpture and works of art

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Bargello National Museum

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    Interior View, Bargello National Museum
    15 Mar 2012, Florence, Italy. Europe, Italy, Florence, Bargello Museum. Image by © Sylvain Sonnet/Corbis
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    Exterior View, Bargello National Museum
    Exterior of the Museo Nazionale del Bargello. Image by © Arte & Immagini srl/CORBIS
  • Interior View, Bargello National Museum
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    Interior View, Bargello National Museum
    15 Mar 2012, Florence, Italy. Europe, Italy, Florence, Bargello Museum, The Fisher Boy by Vincenzo Gemito (1852-1929). Image by © Sylvain Sonnet/Corbis
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This museum has a remarkable collection of sculpture and works of art. It occupies an impressive palazzo built for the Capitano del Popolo in the mid-13th century, which later became the seat of the Podestà and Council of Justice. In 1865, the palazzo became home to the National Museum, bringing together many important Renaissance sculptures, including masterpieces by Donatello, Luca della Robbia, Verrocchio, Michelangelo and Cellini. The collection was subsequently enriched with splendid examples of bronzes, majolica, waxes, enamels, medals, seals, ivories, amber, tapestries, furniture and textiles from the Medici holdings and those of private donors.

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