Tribuna of the Uffizi | The first museum of the Modern Age

In the Eighties of the 16th century, the Grand Duke Francesco I and his friend and collaborator, the architect Bernardo Buontalenti, started the project of the Tribuna.

It is the most important room at the first floor of the Uffizi palace, which ground floor was - at that time - occupied by the Florentine magistrates.

The Tribuna was the first nucleus of the Uffizi Gallery: it is a space conceived and realized to display to the public artworks considered the most precious of the Medici collection.

Marble Roman copy after a Greek original

Carlo Carrà | Futurist painter

Carlo Carrà (1881-1966) was a leading figure of the Futurist movement that flourished in Italy during the beginning of the 20th century.

In addition to his many paintings, he wrote a number of books concerning art.

He taught for many years in the city of Milan.

Carrà was born in Quargnento, near Alessandria, Piedmont.

At the age of 12 he left home in order to work as a mural decorator.

Arshile Gorky | Abstract Expressionist painter

Arshile Gorky original name Vosdanik Adoian (born April 15, 1904, Khorkom, Van, Turkish Armenia [now in Turkey]-died July 21, 1948, Sherman, Connecticut, U.S.), American painter, important as the direct link between the European Surrealist painters and the painters of the American Abstract Expressionist movement.

Gorky’s early life was disrupted when his father abandoned Turkey, his wife, and his family in order to avoid service in the Turkish army. The rest of the family soon fled to Armenia to escape Turkish persecution and were subsequently dispersed.

Patrick Alò, 1975 | Metal sculptor of Renaissance figures

Born in Rome on August 6, 1975-Lebanese mother and an Italian father ungro, Italian artist** Patrick Alò lives the early years between Italy and the United States, and he studied art in Rome.

Student movement for social occupations and squats discovered his passion for archeology, recycling and cyberpunk, and it combines the love for classicism.

Patrick Alo working mainly with Scrap Metal parts to create classic-like sculptures** to celebrate the eternal cycle of renaissance** after annihilation.

John Salminen, 1945 | Abstract Cityscape painter

John Salminen (born January 18, 1945) is an award-winning🎨 American🎨 watercolor painter who is well known for his realistic urban landscapes. His work was described as "compelling street scenes packed with detail" by Watercolor Magic magazine's senior editor, Loraine Crouch.

Salminen was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He earned his Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree from the University of Minnesota. He lives in a self-built log cabin surrounded by 40 acres (160,000 m2) of pine forest in Duluth, Minnesota.