Uffizi

Today we went to the Uffizi Museum in Florence. The museum has about 7,000 works of art, but "only" usually has 1,500 on display. We were able to see some famous and amazing works of art. One of the things we looked at was how the Madonna (or Virgin Mary) and Child (Jesus) were portrayed in each time period. It was neat to see how you could see the humanization of religious figures slowly come into style. My favorite painting was the "Birth of Venus" by Sandro Botticelli. I'm not sure what it is that makes me like it so much, but it just seems to draw me to it. Looking at paintings such as "Spring" by Botticelli and others made me realize how much symbolisms are in most paintings. It was nice to have a tour guide because she was able to provide more information that helped me to appreciate the art and their artists even more. We also got to see Michelangelo's "Holy Family" which is his only known painting (not including his frescos). We also were able to see Rembrandt's self portraits, which made the wonderful memories of the Getty Museum come back. haha. By the end of the tour, which was 4 hours, I was exhausted. After eating a sack dinner in the Piazza di San Lorenzo we walked around Florence for a little bit to just see the city. Tomorrow, after church, we are going to a park to have lunch and play soccer with the members of the congregation. I am really excited and it should be really fun.