Tag: Piero Della Francesca

• A day in Arezzo

  Yesterday evening after a busy day and a 2 mile walk in 30 degree heat from Santo Spirito along the Arno I found Laura had invited Cristina, my host from my stay in Florence in June, to dinner with her friend Gianfranco. Laura and Cristina are good friends it seems. It was lovely to see…

  thegaywidower

  October 7, 2023

  The consequences of travel

  Arezzo, Bacci Chapel, cimabue, discovery, Florence, friendship, gay, Italy, making connections, Piero Della Francesca, serendipity, solo, travel, Tuscany

• Uffizi

  Not sure I loved the Uffizi if I’m honest. I saw some of the famous painters but it was a lot of religious art by a lot of second rank Renaissance painters. However did get to see theee or four works I loved; Botticelli, Caravaggio, Rembrandt and Bellini among them. At €25 I thought it…

  thegaywidower

  March 26, 2023

  The consequences of travel

  art Renaissance, Bellini, Botticelli, discovery, gay, Italy, Piero Della Francesca, Rembrandt, solo, travel, Uffizi