{"id":57341,"date":"2023-03-10T09:15:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T09:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/?post_type=product&p=57341"},"modified":"2023-03-10T09:43:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T09:43:37","slug":"painting-the-uffizi-queer","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/queertuscanytours.com\/en\/shop\/english-tours\/painting-the-uffizi-queer\/","title":{"rendered":"Painting the Uffizi Queer"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Meeting a growing demand<\/b> for compelling LGBTQ+ stories<\/b> behind the masterpieces of Italian Art, our own Queer Uffizi tour<\/b> is aimed at providing answers to questions like: \u201cWhat was really going on between the Florentine workshop masters<\/b> and their apprentices?\u201d \u201cHow did painters define gender<\/b> in the Renaissance?\u201d \u201cHow far did 15th-century painters go to defy religion<\/b> to defend their sexual promiscuity<\/b>?\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”viola”][vc_column][vc_column_text]The history of the Uffizi Gallery<\/b> is already a fascinating tale that began in 1560 when Cosimo de’ Medici,<\/b> the Duke of Florence, decided to demolish the notorious Whore Quarter<\/b>, known for prostitution, to build the Florentine Magistrates\u2019 Palace<\/b>. Afterwards, the duke’s sons, Francesco and Ferdinando, transformed this place into the first real private museum in Europe. Between sensational frescoes<\/b> that glorified the Medici lineage by associating it with Ancient Rome<\/b> and precious alchemical rooms decorated with splendid exotic artifacts<\/b>, the most famous art collection in the world was created, and it still attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Soon, the collections of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany<\/b> will become the model for all the rulers of Europe, while the works of the Italian Renaissance will be studied and appreciated by scholars from all over the world. However, fundamental aspects<\/b> of these images have been ignored for centuries, particularly those that refer to gender ideology<\/b> and to the extraordinary progressive drive<\/b> of humanist painting.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”viola”]Our itinerary aims to focus on the queer history<\/b> of the masterpieces of the Uffizi Gallery in light of the new research<\/b> on the lives of Renaissance painters and gender studies. We will see how the philosophy of Platonic love<\/b> between people of the same sex<\/b> also applied to the figurative arts and we will tell you about the public (and private)<\/b> events of young emerging artists who lived their homosexual relationships<\/b> in the light of day… or almost![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You will learn why Sandro Botticelli<\/b> came to paint a complex allegory to defend himself against accusations of sodomy. You will understand what was meant by “androgyny<\/b>” in the Renaissance and what passions tormented the soul of Leonardo da Vinci<\/b>, Michelangelo<\/b> and Caravaggio<\/b>! We will also tell you the stories of courageous women painters such as Artemisia Gentileschi<\/b> who sacrificed everything to live their profession away from male judgment<\/b>![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”viola”]Do not think that this is the same old anecdotal tour! The queer stories of the Uffizi is a researched and in-depth itinerary<\/b>, which will not only give you the historical context in which to read the works and their meaning, but will allow you to recognize the most transgressive<\/b> elements of the Florentine Renaissance<\/b>, a real moment of affirmation of personal freedom<\/b> and expression![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”WHAT WE WILL DO TOGETHER” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23662483″ google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n