A Rambling Writer Rerun: Italy, part 16: Farewell to Florence

Your Virtual Italy Vacation continues as Thor and I visit a last few sites of artistic splendor in Florence, before boarding a train to our next stop.

NOTE: For a virtual vacation and time-travel, join Thor and me in 2008. Italy! Starting with highlight photos posted here on Saturday, June 15, I’ll continue this rerun series every week, with occasional interruptions for other Geezer Adventures. Join us in Rome, Florence, Cinque Terre, Venice, and Milan. Buon viaggio!

Our all-too-brief time in Florence is ending — so much more we could see some day — so we’ll wind up with more amazing artistry. The Bargello Museum, built in the 1300s, was originally the town hall, then a prison and home to the chief of police. Executions took place in its courtyard until 1786, then it emerged phoenix-like in 1865 as one of Italy’s first national museums.

This lovely statue of the goddess Juno was originally the central figure in a 1556 fountain grouping by Batolomeo Ammannati:

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