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@holland_tom It is incredible. As a resident, I am learning so much more

H/t Hannah Robinson’s wonderful Secret Edinburgh: An Unusual Guide

Amazing sculptures illustrating the ‘Evolution of Leith’ that are pretty much hidden behind a load of trees

'The Chastisement of Love': Mars shows his rage at having fallen in love with the unobtainable Venus, who stands crestfallen, against Cupid - the background is appropriately bleak, a Fury reifying Virgil's quote of love's enchainment. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'Allegory of Hercules': A parody of Hercules' myths, he is instead portrayed as elderly, being mocked by a jester and reduced to staring at a woman's bare breasts, being indulgent rather than stoical as a leader should be. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'Laocoön and his Sons': The Trojan priest of Apollo and his sons consumed by serpents on warning of the Trojan Horse is immortalised in a sculpture replicating an image found in a Roman vineyard, transferred to the Medici Family. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'Madonna of the Goldfinches': Raphael demonstrates Madonna's tranquillity as she placidly reads a religious text, as the young Christ and John the Baptist play with a goldfinch, its red spot said to foreshadow the former's crucifixion. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'Annunciation': One of da Vinci's earlier works, demonstrating Mary hearing from Gabriel she will undertake the Virgin Birth, the garden setting and Gabriel's offer of a lily adding to the sense of bliss and innocence. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'Adoration of the Magi': Unfinished though it feels complete, Leonardo's interpretation reflects the lasting change of Christ's arrival, showing the ruins of the Basilica of Maxentius, said to fall when a virgin gave birth. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'Perseus Freeing Andromeda': Despite its questionable Eastern overtones, the painting is representative of the virtue of Love over Lust - in this case applying to Perseus in his slaying of the sea monster to eventually marry Andromeda. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'Potinari Triptych': An indication of the end of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New, van der Goes' interpretation of the Adoration of the Shepherds really emphasises the change, symbolising the birth of Christ. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

@Em_E_Dee Abbeyhill Colonies?

Bad moon rising tonight

'Coronation of the Virgin': God, rather than Christ, crowns Mary in Heaven, surrounded by angels holding them together as Saints Jerome, Augustine, Eligius, and John look on back on Earth. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'Birth of Venus': The Hora of Spring welcomes Venus, emergent from the waves, to land as two nymphs blow her toward it - Botticelli's meaning being interpreted as an indication of beauty and divinity finally reaching the Earth. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'St Augustine in His Study': One of Botticelli's more curious paintings, conveying the Saint's solitude amidst the difficulty of conveying his divine message, the curtain 'pulled back' to reveal his true self. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'Calumny of Apelles': A glorious Botticelli painting, 'Ignorance' and 'Stupidity' whisper in the mythological King Midas' ass ears to let 'Calumny' and 'Envy' kill a victim; 'Repentance' looks away as naked 'Truth' looks up, lost. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'Primavera': Maybe the Uffizi's most beautiful artwork, mythology projects Spring's darkness: Venus is in the Garden of the Hesperides, a Golden Apple form which began Troy's War, as the nymph Chloris is kidnapped by the wind Zephyrus. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'The Battle of San Romano': The second of three paintings cataloguing Florence's victory over Siena in 1432, this panel celebrates the moment of victory itself, in which the condottiero Niccolò Mauruzi defeats the stronger Bernardino. Uffizi Gallery (@uffizigalleries). #Florence

'Diptych of Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza': It is the landscape as much as the profiles that are striking here, with both portraits being uncompromisingly honest against a somewhat idyllic backdrop. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'Coronation of the Virgin': Mary is almost presented as being a Queen in Heaven, with what appears to be a collection of angels and Saints - including St Ambrose and John the Baptist (as well as the painter Lippi himself) looking on. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'Crucifixion': Not only does Gaddi's portrait convey the importance of Christ in his final moments, but it also shows Calvary as a place of much hubbub, with many paying their respects and spending time among themselves more broadly. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence

'St Nicholas Offers a Dowry to Three Poor Girls': A cameo set of stories in the life and legend of St Nicholas, relating events in his life, incomplete yet complex and a somewhat comprehensive overview. Uffizi Gallery (@UffiziGalleries). #Florence