Florence Art Trip

With School I went on an Art Trip to Florence which was very exciting as I'd never been there before.

We visited the Academia Gallery and the Uffizzi Gallery which are the most famous Galleries in Florence, these Galleries contained the very famous 'David' by Michaelangleo and 'The Birth of Venus' by Sandro Botticelli

These two magnificent pieces of art work were so inspiring to see in person, the first thing that hit me was the size of them, both of these art works were absolutley massive and overwhelmed me. they definitley had the wow factor and not just because they are so famous.

David is standing at the end of a long corridor and it somehow draws you in, it makes you keep walking towards him. He is so precise , even up close the detail on the stone work is brilliant and I am In aoar at how amazing it is and how long it would have taken to complete and move around. It is amazing from all angles.

The Birth of Venus is so subtle with its colours and just makes you use your imagination at what the Artist himself was thinking when he was painting it. Renaisance Paintings like this always have a story behind them aswell as how incredible the painting brushstrokes are.

Im not really  renaisance fan but seeing these artworks were very interesting and will never be taken away from me.

We also visited the catherdrals and churches in the area as well as the Boboli Gardens on an amazing day in the sunshine. It was lovely to have the fresh air plus walking round a famous Buildings grounds.

We also visited Sienna which was a fabulous little town at the top of a hill, For all you Twlight fans out there, this is where Twlight: New Moon was filmed, which i found very exciting.  We walked up to the top of a tower which showed us a panaramic view of the rooftops of Sienna, an absolutley beautiful sight.

On our last day we walked up the top of the famous catherdral in Florence for a panaramic view of Florence which was just as wonderful.

Overall this was one of the best Research trips I've ever been on and would definitley reccomend it if your an art geek like myself. Plus the italian food is fab!