The Uffizi and it’s hidden symbols

Mar 24, 2023 | Art

The power of an image.
Today, to communicate with the world, we use social media. What tools did they use in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to make themselves seen/heard?

Well in short, paintings,sculptures, pieces of art. Not only beautiful and aesthetically pleasing, but also rich in hidden meanings that we can uncover together.

What did oranges represent in fifteenth-century Florence?

What did the shell symbolise in Botticelli’s Venus?

the white lilies? the roses?

Let’s discover them together! Become an expert on symbols. Understand the power of images today through the understanding of images six hundred years ago.

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