Rome
Tuscany
Carrera
Firenze (Florence)
L'Academia
A world famous art museum for five major things. It houses Michelagelo's David and his four unfinished slaves. The David was carved out of the Duccio block, which had been badly damaged by a prior owner. Michelangelo won the block in a contest and carved the David out of it, in only two years. The four unfinished slaves were to be part of the tomb of Pope Julius II. The original drawings had included plans for 40 sculptures, but in the end held only a few. The slaves are some of the most famous in the world because they were never completed.The Baptisty
Two sets of bronze casts doors made by Ghiberti that are on the sides of the Baptistry were declared by Michelangelo as the Gates to Paradise. Each set took 26 years to cast. Ghiberti won the contest to do the doors. The runner up, Brunelleshi, quit bronzing to become an architect. He later designed the dome of the Duomo, which stands across the street from the Baptistry. The inside ceiling is of an old Byzantine style, with gold and multicolored tiles.