25 Famous Paintings to See the Next Time You’re in Florence

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Aerial view of Florence, Italy, with Brunelleschi's massive red-tiled dome of the Duomo in the foreground and small tourists visible on top, surrounded by city buildings.

Titian: Venus of Urbino

Oil painting self-portrait by Angelica Kauffmann, showing her seated in a white dress with a green shawl, holding a sketchbook, with a classical column and drapery in the background.

Painting by Carl Larsson showing a man in a white shirt and black hat holding a doll, standing indoors with framed art and a window in the background.

Painting by Caravaggio showing the severed head of Medusa with a shocked expression, snakes for hair, and blood dripping from the neck, mounted on a round wooden shield.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Duccio: Madonna Rucellai

Sandro Botticelli: Birth of Venus

Sandro Botticelli: Primavera

Painting by Ambrogio Lorenzetti showing Saint Nicholas with a halo on shore, gesturing toward ships filled with people and grain, with townspeople gathered nearby.

25 Famous Paintings to See the Next Time You’re in Florence: References & Edit History

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