Italian masterpieces
Rome's artistic heritage
Italian masterpieces are celebrated works of art, literature, music, or architecture from Italy, typically from the Renaissance through the Baroque periods.
The phrase evokes paintings by Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael, or sculptures like the David.
More loosely, it describes any Italian cultural achievement of exceptional quality: The museum's collection includes several Italian masterpieces.
We spent the afternoon admiring Italian masterpieces in Florence.
- MichelangeloFlorentine sculptor and painter
- Sistine ChapelVatican worship hall
- ColosseumFlavian arena in Rome
- Divine ComedyItalian allegorical verse trilogy
- opera houseVenue for staged singing
Dante Alighieri · Giuseppe Verdi · Federico Fellini · La Dolce Vita · Leonardo da Vinci · Raphael · Renaissance art · Titian · Botticelli · Birth of Venus · Florence Cathedral · Petrarch · Donatello · Antonio Vivaldi · tiramisu · Caravaggio · marble sculpture · St. Peter's Basilica
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