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23-744: It is, along with the Teatro all'antica in Sabbioneta and the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza , one of only three Renaissance theaters still in existence. Some claim this as the first permanent proscenium theatre (that is, a theatre in which the audience views the action through a single frame, which is known as the "proscenium arch"). Notes Cited sources Other sources 44°48′16.9″N 10°19′33.0″E  /  44.804694°N 10.325833°E  / 44.804694; 10.325833 This article about

46-514: A theatre building in Italy is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Teatro all%27antica The Teatro all'Antica ("Theater in the style of the ancients") is a theatre in Sabbioneta , northern Italy ; it was the first free-standing, purpose-built theater in the modern world. The Teatro all'Antica is the second-oldest surviving indoor theater in the world (after the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza ), and is, along with that theater and

69-540: A means to consolidate his administrative control of the various committees, agencies, and guilds established in Florence's Republican past so as to accommodate them all one place, hence the name uffizi , "offices". The construction was later continued by Alfonso Parigi and Bernardo Buontalenti ; it was completed in 1581. The top floor was made into a gallery for the family and their guests and included their collection of Roman sculptures. The cortile (internal courtyard)

92-673: A new system with sliding wings. However, his original plans—which are shown above—were preserved in the archives at the Uffizi in Florence, making it possible, in the twentieth century, for new scenery to be rebuilt based on the original plans and added to the theatre. 44°59′56″N 10°29′21″E  /  44.99889°N 10.48917°E  / 44.99889; 10.48917 Uffizi The Uffizi Gallery ( UK : / juː ˈ f ɪ t s i , ʊ ˈ f iː t s i / yoo- FIT -see, uu- FEET -see ; Italian : Galleria degli Uffizi , pronounced [ɡalleˈriːa deʎʎ ufˈfittsi] )

115-620: Is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany , Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best-known in the world and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance. After the ruling House of Medici died out, their art collections were given to

138-460: Is so long, narrow, and open to the Arno at its far end through a Doric screen that articulates the space without blocking it, that architectural historians treat it as the first regularized streetscape of Europe. Vasari, a painter, and architect as well, emphasized its perspective length by adorning it with the matching facades' continuous roof cornices, and unbroken cornices between storeys, as well as

161-790: The Medici . For many years, 45 to 50 rooms were used to display paintings from the 13th to 18th century. Because of its vast collection, some of the Uffizi's works have in the past been transferred to other museums in Florence—for example, some famous statues to the Bargello . A project was finished in 2006 to expand the museum's exhibition space some 6,000 metres (64,000 ft ) to almost 13,000 metres (139,000 ft ), allowing public viewing of many artworks that had usually been in storage. The Nuovi Uffizi (New Uffizi) renovation project which started in 1989

184-629: The Sicilian Mafia carried out a car bomb explosion in Via dei Georgofili which damaged parts of the palace and killed five people. The blast destroyed five pieces of art and damaged another 30. Some of the paintings were fully protected by bulletproof glass. The most severe damage was to the Niobe room and classical sculptures and neoclassical interior, which have since been restored, although its frescoes were damaged beyond repair. On 22 July 2022, members of

207-503: The Teatro Farnese in Parma , one of only three Renaissance theaters still in existence. The theater was constructed in 1588 and 1590 by the celebrated Vicentine architect Vincenzo Scamozzi under a commission from Duke Vespasiano I Gonzaga , as part of Gonzaga's effort to turn his tiny Ducal seat into an idealized classical city. The importance that theater had come to hold, as a sign of

230-496: The Teatro Olimpico is approximately square. The longer, narrower structure of the theatre building meant that Scamozzi was unable to build the seating area in the form of the semicircle that had been seen by Palladio as the ideal form for an audience, based on the model of ancient Roman theatres. Where the wide, shallow space available in the converted building that was used to house the Teatro Olimpico had forced Palladio to stretch

253-569: The Uffizi in 2016, making it the most visited art gallery in Italy. At peak periods (particularly in July), waiting times for entry can be up to five hours. Advance tickets can be bought online, to significantly reduce the waiting time. In 2018 a revised ticketing system was introduced to reduce queuing times to just minutes. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the museum was closed for 150 days in 2020, and attendance plunged by 72 percent to 659,043. Nonetheless,

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276-529: The Uffizi was twenty-seventh in the list of most-visited art museums in the world in 2020. Works from the Uffizi gallery collection are now available for remote viewing on Google Arts and Culture. The museum reopened in May 2021 following a renovation that included an addition of 14 new rooms and a display of additional 129 artworks, with the museum attempting to give more voice to historically under-represented groups including women and people of color. On 27 May 1993,

299-423: The buildings to shrink vertically, and the two sides of the street closed in on each other sharply. These two features of the set design can be seen, respectively, on the upper right-hand side and lower right-hand side of Scamozzi's plans. Given the narrowness of the seating area, a single perspective was sufficient for all audience members. In the 17th century, Scamozzi's original scenery was removed and replaced by

322-434: The city of Florence under the famous Patto di famiglia negotiated by Anna Maria Luisa , the last Medici heiress. The Uffizi is one of the first modern museums. The gallery had been open to visitors by request since the sixteenth century, and in 1769 it was officially opened to the public, formally becoming a museum in 1865. The building of the Uffizi complex was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici as

345-507: The civilized society that the Duke was trying to create, is indicated by the prestigious location that was reserved for the theatre in the principal street of the town, the Via Giulia, and by the fact that a separate building was erected to hold the theatre. This prestige location had a cost, however, in the form of a cramped and narrow setting that could be successfully converted into a theater only by

368-553: The climate activist group Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) glued themselves to the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli 's Primavera demanding an end to fossil fuel usage. The painting was undamaged. On 13 February 2024, members of Ultima Generazione glued images of flooding in Tuscany in 2023 to the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli's Birth of Venus in protest over the Italian government's inaction on climate change. The painting

391-605: The considerable ingenuity of one of the Renaissance's most gifted architects. The influence of the Teatro Olimpico upon the Teatro all'Antica is evident in a number of features—most notably in the colonnade at the rear of the seating area and in the set designs. Such influences are to be expected; Scamozzi had overseen the construction of the Teatro Olimpico following the death of the great Andrea Palladio , who had laid out its original design. In particular, Scamozzi had been responsible for

414-536: The ideal semicircle into an ellipse, the opposite change was forced upon Scamozzi in Sabbioneta, and the seating area was transformed into a horseshoe. As well, Scamozzi abandoned completely the elaborate and classically inspired scaenae frons that in many ways is the defining feature of the Teatro Olimpico. The removal of this rigid stage backdrop, which had forced him to build seven separate street scenes in order that all audience members could see at least one part of

437-497: The plan was carried out by his son, Grand Duke Francesco I . He commissioned the architect Buontalenti to design the Tribuna degli Uffizi that would display a series of masterpieces in one room, including jewels; it became a highly influential attraction of a Grand Tour . The octagonal room was completed in 1584. Over the years, more sections of the building were recruited to exhibit paintings and sculptures collected or commissioned by

460-418: The remarkable perspectives which form the onstage scenery at the Teatro Olimpico. However, the Teatro all'Antica was a much different theatre, in part because of the different building in which it was placed, and in part because Scamozzi had learned important lessons as a result of his labours at the earlier theatre. The theatre building is roughly three times as long as it is wide, whereas the space occupied by

483-429: The scenery, made it possible to construct a single perspective view of a single street scene. Scamozzi's plans for this trompe-l'œil scenery are clearly visible in the upper-right corner of his plans for the theatre. The illusion of great distance was achieved by rapidly diminishing the size of the false-front buildings over a compressed distance. As an integral part of the illusion, the floor level rose rapidly to allow

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506-566: The three continuous steps on which the museum fronts stand. The niches in the piers that alternate with columns of the Loggiato are filled with sculptures of famous artists in the 19th century. The Uffizi brought together under one roof the administrative offices and the Archivio di Stato, the state archive. The project was intended to display prime artworks of the Medici collections on the piano nobile ;

529-647: Was progressing well from 2015 to 2017. It was intended to modernize all of the halls and more than double the display space. A new exit was also planned and the lighting, air conditioning and security systems were updated. During construction, the museum remained open, although rooms were closed as necessary with the artwork temporarily moved to another location. For example, the Botticelli rooms and two others with early Renaissance paintings were closed for 15 months but reopened in October 2016. Over two million visitors visited

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