Florence Accademia Gallery Skip-the-Line Small Group Tour with Expert Guide

Florence Accademia Gallery: Skip-the-Line Small Group Tour

A comprehensive tour with convenient accessibility.

This gallery is one of Florence's busiest art galleries, and you can buy special print tickets to get in much quicker to see all that the gallery has to offer for all the senses.

The guided tour will be led by an experienced tour guide who will explain this incredible collection throughout the tour.

The majority of the tour will focus on the magnificent sculpture David by Michelangelo, but there are also plenty of other masterpieces at this incredible gallery.

The number of participants per tour is 19; the tour guide will provide headsets to use so you will not miss out on anything while at the gallery.

Michelangelo's David: Anatomy and Mastery in Marble

Michelangelo's statue of David is one of the most renowned artistic and cultural symbols of Florence.

Your small group leader will assist you to explore this extraordinarily large marble sculpture (5 meters) in more detail during this small group tour.

As you enter the Gallery, you will visit the Hall of Colossus, the room containing many monumental scale sculptures (and hence, referred to as "colossal" sculptures).

In addition, you will also see Giambologna's Rape of the Sabines (a very famous sculpture commissioned by Francesco de Medici).

After you have amply walked down the very long gallery, you will reach the far end of the gallery, where you will have the opportunity to view David under the large dome-shaped skylight.

Your guide will provide you with a detailed explanation of David's features and other detailed aspects that may not be easily visible to a visitor.

Your guide will provide you with numerous examples of how Michelangelo conveyed three-dimensionality in this incredible sculpture despite being restrained to only working in stone.

By examining the detailed anatomical rendering of incredible depth, such as muscle structure, lobes of the major blood vessels, and working in regard to the position of the body, you will be in awe of how well he accomplished this through artistic means.

Your guide will also provide you with more amazing facts about the craftsmanship of this sculpture and the lasting influence of Michelangelo on future artists who have shaped the trajectory of art for centuries to come.

Gothic Masterpieces: From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Once your tour guide concludes your visit at the gallery, you'll have the chance to continue viewing several different types of art, specifically the Gothic artwork of Florence and how it has changed from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, featuring works by renowned artists such as Giotto, Lorenzo Monaco, and Bernardo Daddi.

Museum of Musical Instruments: A Rare Glimpse into Music History

The final part of the tour is to visit the Museum of Musical Instruments, a very popular stop because this area features many examples of musical instruments among the most rare to be seen.

Within the section for musical instruments is a display of two treasured items in musical history, an upright piano and a Stradivarius violin, both of which will offer the visitor a unique view into how music has evolved as a form of art.

The visitor to the exhibit will come away with a vast amount of knowledge regarding the extraordinary history of both music and the arts.