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Casa Buonarroti
Casa Buonarroti Review
If you are really enjoying walking in the footsteps of the great genius, you may want to complete the picture by visiting the Buonarroti family home. Michelangelo lived here from 1516 to 1525, and later gave it to his nephew, whose son, called Michelangelo il Giovane (Michelangelo the Younger) turned it into a gallery dedicated to his great-uncle. The artist's descendants filled it with art treasures, some by Michelangelo himself. Two early marble works—the Madonna of the Steps and the Battle of the Centaurs—hint at the marvels to come.
- Address: Via Ghibellina 70, Santa Croce, Florence, 50122 | Map It
- Phone: 055/241752
- Cost: €6.50
- Hours: Fri.--Wed. 9:30--2
- Website: www.casabuonarroti.it
- Location: Santa Croce
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