Florence Collection

Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, sees his beloved Beatrice
Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, best known for his long narrative poem, the Divine Comedy, sees his beloved Beatrice Portinari on the Lung Arno, Florence

Dante and the Divine Comedy (The Comedy Illuminating Florence), 1464-1465. From the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

Map of Florence known as Della Catena Map of Florence
Cartography, Italy, 15th century. Map of Florence known as The Della Catena Map of Florence. Attributed to Francesco di Lorenzo Rosselli, 1470

Fairy Revels
Enchanting illustration showing fairies dancing in a ring underneath a toadstool while pixies, elves and sprites watch and hold lamps. c.1925

Agarwood, Aquilaria malaccensis, Critically endangered
6338391 Agarwood, Aquilaria malaccensis, Critically endangered by Corsi (19th century); (add.info.: Agarwood, Aquilaria malaccensis, Critically endangered. Aquilaria ovata, Aquilaria di Malacca)

Twinflower, Linnaea borealis, Linnea boreale

Gozzoli, Benozzo di Lese, called Benozzo (1420-1497). Procession of the Youngest King. 1459-1460. ITALY. Florence. Medici Riccardi Palace. The Magi with Lorenzo the Magnificent and his retinue

Carta della Catena. View of Florence in 1490. Renaissance art. Painting. ITALY. Florence. Firenze Com era Historical and Topographical Museum

MIGRANT MOTHER, 1936. Florence Thompson, a 32-year-old migrant worker and mother of seven, with her children in a camp for migrant workers in Nipomo, California, 1936

The Lady With The Lamp Florence Nightingale
A colour illustration from the 1890s depicting Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer (1820-1910) at the barracks hospital, Scutari, in 1854 during the Crimean War

THE SUPREMES, c1963. American vocal trio. From left to right: Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross in performance

Perseus and Medusa statue at Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Fairies dance in a circle - Fairy Ring
He whistled to the merry elves, Were leaping in a ring

SANTI di TITO (1536-1603). Portrait of Niccolo Machiavelli. end 16th c. Renaissance art. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Florence. Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace)

Giotto (1267-1337). Italian painter. Gothic. Last Supper, 1306. From Church of Santa Croce, Florence. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

16th Century Plan of Florence
16th century plan of Florence, Italy

The statue of David by Michelangelo in the Galleria dell Accademia in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Florence Nightingale
In Scutari, Florence Nightingale attends to a patient

Ghost plant or Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora. Monotrope a une fleur

Primavera, c1478. Artist: Sandro Botticelli
Primavera, c1478. From the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

Colour Woodcut print. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration

Princess looking in a mirror
A princess looking in a mirror, from The Black Princess. 20th century

City map of Florence, Italy, lithograph, published in 1897
City map of Florence - capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. Lithograph, published in 1897

The Battle of San Romano, c1438, (1909). Artist: Paolo Uccello
The Battle of San Romano, c1438, (1909). Painting held at The National Gallery, London. From The National Gallery, Vol. One [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1909]

Ladies in Florence during the Renaissance
Noble ladies of Florence during the early 1400s. Antique hand-colored print

Duomo (Cathedral), Florence (Firenze), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin, before 1402. Creator: Lorenzo Monaco
The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin, before 1402. Christ and the Virgin pray to God on behalf of a prominent Florentine family

The Kings Castle by Florence Mary Anderson
" The Kings Castle by Florence Mary Anderson

Whither Away by Florence Mary Anderson
A group of delicate looking fairies and pixies ride around on dragonflies and bees. c.1925

The Moonchild by Florence Mary Anderson
A small, angelic looking child is carried through the sky in a basket held by a colourful group of fairies and pixies. c.1925

Fairies in flight by Florence Mary Anderson. 1915

An Allegory with Venus and Cupid, c1523-1568. Artist: Agnolo Bronzino
An Allegory with Venus and Cupid, c1523-1568. The picture is likely to be that mentioned in Vasaris Life of Bronzino of 1568. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer, c1850s. Named after the place of her birth in Italy, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) devoted her life to the sick and suffering

Highland Fling by Florence Hardy
Two children, dressed in traditional costume, dance an energetic Highland fling

Black truffle, Tuber melanosporum (Tuber cibarium, Tartufo commestibile, Lycoperdon tuber)

General city skyline view and the Duomo, Florence, Italy

The Battle of San Romano, 1432 (c1435-1440). Artist: Paolo Uccello
The Battle of San Romano, 1432 (c1435-1440). The Battle of San Romano was fought between the armies of Siena and Florence

Golden rays over the Ponte Vecchio and Duomo as the sun sets over Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

CELLINI, Benvenuto (1500-1571). Perseus. 1554

LEOPARDI, Giacomo (1798-1837). Italian writer
" LEOPARDI, Giacomo (1798-1837). Italian writer. Drawing according the funerary mask on the frontispiece of his " Opere" (Florence)."

The David, Piazza della Signoria, Florence (Firenze), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Map of Italy and the Mediterranean made out of ceramic tiles on a street in Seville, Spain

Statue of David, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Fairies and toadstools, from The Dream Pedlar. 1914

Madonna of the Magnificat (detail), 1482. Artist: Sandro Botticelli
Madonna of the Magnificat (detail), 1482. From the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

Florence panorama from Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Goddess Maat. 1312 -1298 BC. Represented with a feather in the head. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Painting. ITALY. Florence. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri

Plato, Ancient Greek philosopher
Plato (427-347 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher. Platos spirit of rational inquiry led to todays scientific method. His writings shaped and continue to have a profound influence on Western thought

Plato and Aristotle shown in a bas-relief titled " Logic" by Giotto on the doors of the Campanile, Florence. 19th-century photograph

Panoramic view over River Arno and Florence from the Bardini Gardens, Bardini Garden, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Florence skyline, Tuscany, Italy

Cathedral (Duomo), Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View of Florence from Boboli Gardens, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Bacchino, Boboli Garden, Florence (Firenze), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Snow is brought by the Fairy of the North Wind Date: early 20th century

View of the medieval city of Florence with the typical Ponte Vecchio on Arno River from Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Europe, Italy, Florence. Cityscape with The Duomo dominating the skyline

Portrait of Anne Page Croft in Red Cross uniform, WW1
Portrait of Anne Page Croft in Red Cross uniform. She was War Treasurer and Secretary to the Ware Division of the British Red Cross until 1919. By Florence Kate Upton (1873-1922)

SUSTERMANS, Joost (1597-1681). Portrait of Galileo Galilei. ca. mid. 17th c. Detail. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Florence. Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery)

Woman suffrage headquarters in Upper Euclid Avenue, Cleveland - A. (at extreme right) is Miss Belle Sherwin, President, National League of Women Voters; B. is Judge Florence E

Florence Nightingale Monument
The Florence Nightingale Monument, Waterloo Place, Westminster, London (just off The Mall) - erected in memory of the famous Crimean War nurse, known as the Lady of the Lamp

Florence Desmond (1905-1993) English actress with Liberace (1919-1987) American musician

View at night over rooftops of Florence, showing Duomo, Uffizi and Ponte Vecchio from Pizalle Michelangelo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Statue of David, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Cerchiata Grande, Boboli Gardens, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View from Ponte Vecchio, Florence (Firenze), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The Palazzo Vecchio, seen illuminated at dusk from the Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Statue of Neptune on the Piazza della Signoria, Florence (Firenze), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Nightingale & Owl
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE at home as a young woman with her pet owl, Athena

Nightingale / Cole / Century
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE Nurse, hospital reformer and philanthropist

ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Virgin and Child with SS Dominic and Thomas Aquinas. 1424-1430. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Fresco. RUSSIA. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum. Proc: ITALY

Florence / Ponte Vecchio
On the PONTE VECCHIO - shops and passers-by

Depiction of Abraham sacrificing Isaac, Gate of Paradise door of the Baptistry of San Giovanni, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Ponte Vecchio over Arno River, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View of Florence from Boboli Gardens, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Duomo (Cathedral), Florence (Firenze), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Statue of David, Palazzo Vecchio on the Piazza della Signoria, Florence (Firenze), Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Nightingale / Keene, Derby
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE nurse, hospital reformer, philanthropist : after her return from the Crimea

A Sail in the Moon Boat by Florence Mary Anderson
Illustration showing two children and a baby going for a ride on a crescent shaped moon surrounded by pixies and fairies. c.1920

Tatler cover - Pucci dress, 1958
Front cover of The Tatler, 12 March 1958, Spring Fashion Number featuring a summer dance dress by master of the colourful print, Italian designer Emilio Pucci

The Trinity, the Virgin and Child, the Archangels Michael and Gabriel and Saints Augustine and Athanasius, 1510. Found in the collection of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence

Goose barnacles, Alepas species 1, 2, Pentalepas laevis 3, Pollicipes 4, and goose neck barnacle, Pollicipes pollicipes 4, 5, extinct Litholepas 6

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Florence, a city steeped in history and art, has been a muse for countless creative minds throughout the ages. From the masterpieces of Gozzoli and Benozzo di Lese to the intricate Carta della Catena map, this enchanting place has inspired generations. In 1490, as depicted in the Map known as Della Catena by Francesco di Lorenzo Rosselli, one can witness the breathtaking view that captivated Dante Alighieri himself. The Italian poet gazes upon his beloved Beatrice with admiration and longing. The vibrant colours of a woodcut print bring to life the spirit of Florence. Just like Florence Nightingale, who earned her nickname "The Lady With The Lamp" for her tireless dedication to nursing during wartime. Her selflessness shines through centuries later. A princess peers into a mirror, perhaps reflecting on her own beauty amidst Florence's grandeur. And just like the elusive Ghost plant or Indian pipe that blooms mysteriously in its shadows, there is an air of mystique surrounding this captivating city. Perseus and Medusa statue at Loggia dei Lanzi stands tall as a testament to Florentine bravery and resilience. It echoes Michelangelo's David nearby – both sculptures embodying strength and grace that define Florence itself. Santi di Tito's portrait captures Niccolo's essence perfectly - his eyes filled with wisdom gained from living in this remarkable city where art thrives around every corner. Even beyond its borders, Florence leaves an indelible mark on popular culture. The Supremes' iconic image showcases not only their talent but also how far-reaching Florence's influence truly is - transcending time and geography. Florence remains timeless; it continues to inspire artists across various mediums even today. Its allure lies not only in its rich history but also in its ability to ignite creativity within those fortunate enough to experience its magic firsthand.