Yet more color at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
After the Blue, Red and Yellow rooms, it’s now the turn of green, to celebrate the connection between the Renaissance and the masters of antiquity.
The two new "Green Rooms" display Roman copies of Greek marbles, as well as paintings that evoke the famous Garden of San Marco (Giardino di San Marco), built by Lorenzo il Magnifico for young artists to study and practice, and where Michelangelo, whose 450th death anniversary was commemorated last week on Feb. 18, trained as a sculptor (these rooms previously displayed works by Lombardy and Tuscany painters of the 16th century).
The Green Rooms are part of the New Uffizi project, intended to add more space to the permanent collections, as well as renovate the space with updated climate control and security measures.
Of the 39 works exhibited in the Green Rooms, 35 have thus been returned to the public, after being kept in storage.
