Giorgio Vasari in Arezzo – Genius and Alchemy
Saturday 26 October at 9:30 a.m. – Arezzo
Category: Guided tour
The Basilica of Santa Croce and its symbolic-alchemical treasure
A unique experience, a continuous discovery of many small, large ‘treasures’
Palazzo Vecchio – Man, Woman and the Alchemical Path
A secret alchemical path ideally led by a ‘special’ man and woman, the heroic way to Heaven.
Palazzo Pitti – The pictorial art of Pietro da Cortona among myths, symbols and allegories
The tour will wind its way through the Palatine Gallery visiting the Halls of the Planets and the Stanza della Stufa
Medici Riccardi Palace – Chapel of the Magi and Luca Giordano Hall
Inside Palazzo Medici, Michelozzo’s elegant architectural creation, there is a space filled with sapiential references
Opificio delle Pietre Dure – Florentine “salesman” and the art of wonderment
From the earliest antiquity, stone was considered the “dwelling place” of divinity
Villa Medicea of Poggio a Caiano – Still Life Museum
Still lifes and their hermetic language
The Mystery of Woman in Ancient Egypt
A visit inside the Archaeological Museum particularly concentrated in the Egyptian section where woman will be the protagonist of this new itinerary
Palazzo Davanzati – Secret alchemy and courtly love
It was the Davizzi, a wealthy Florentine family, who initiated the construction of a stately palace in full medieval style as the elegant Palazzo Davanzati.
Parco Mediceo di Pratolino – Sensory walk through the green harmonies of the park
Hermetic philosophers claim that Nature is a book that teaches us to see beyond appearances