Casa Buonarroti

Casa Buonarroti
Location Via Ghibellina 70, Florence, Italy
Website Casa Buonarroti

Casa Buonarroti is a museum in Florence. The building was a property owned by (but never occupied by) the sculptor Michelangelo, which he left to his nephew, Lionardo Buonarroti. The house was converted into a museum dedicated to the artist by his great nephew, Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger. Its collections include two of Michelangelo's earliest sculptures, the Madonna of the Steps and the Battle of the Centaurs. A ten-thousand strong library has accumulated there over the centuries,[1] which includes the family's archive and some of Michaelangelo's letters and drawings.[2]

References

  1. "Casa Buonarroti - Library". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  2. Symonds (1893). The life of Michelangelo Buonarroti, based on studies in the archives of the Buonarroti family at Florence], in two volumes (1, 2). New York: Scribner.
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Coordinates: 43°46′11.65″N 11°15′49.53″E / 43.7699028°N 11.2637583°E / 43.7699028; 11.2637583


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