A few Wonders of
tourist attractions in Italy
On this page, there are listed some of the great Masterpieces of Italian Art, part of the tourist attractions in Italy. They are divided by style
and type (architecture, sculpture, paintings/mosaics). In Red is the town's name where you can admire the monument/masterpiece followed by the Region.
Remember: this list is just a very small fraction of what you can visit and see in Italy, it is a start, actually an appetizer! :)
• ANCIENT GREEK ART•
Architecture:
Paestum Temples, near Naples, Campania
Concordia Temple, Agrigento, Sicily
Segesta Temple
Greek Theatre of Siracusa, Sicily
Greek Theatre of Taormina, Sicily
Sculpture:
Ludovisi Throne, Rome
Venus de' Medici, Florence
Laocoonte Group, Rome
Belvedere Torso, Rome
Ercole Farnese, Naples
Psyche of Capua, Naples
Boy with Thorn (Lo Spinario), Rome
• ETRUSCAN ART - ETRURIAN CIVILIZATION•
(Examples of tourist attractions in Italy )
Sculpture:
Sarcophagus of the Spouses, National Etruscan Museum, Rome
Veii sculptures, Rome
The Winged Horses , Tarquinia
• ROMAN ART•
(Examples of tourist attractions in Italy of 4th BC to 5th AD Century)
Architecture:
The Roman Forum, Rome
The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum (Flavian Amphitheatre -
Flavio's Amphitheatre), Rome
Verona Arena (Arena di Verona)
The Pantheon, Rome
Trajan's Column (Colonna Traiana), Rome
Arch of Constantine (Arco di Costantino), Rome
Sculpture:
Hermes at rest (L'Ermes in riposo), Naples
The Doryphoros (Doriforo), Naples
Callipygian Venus (La Venere Callipigia), Naples
Venus Anadyomene (La Venere Anadiomene), Siracusa, Sicily
Dying Gaul (Il Galata morente), Rome
Cnidus Aphrodite (La Venere di Cnido), Rome
The Capitoline Venus (La Venere Capitolina), Rome
Apollo of the Belvedere or Pythian Apollo (L'Apollo del Belvedere), Rome
Apoxyomenos athlete (L'Atleta Apoxyomenos), Rome
more tourist attractions in Italy:
•BIZANTINE ART•
(Examples of tourist attractions in Italy of 4th-15th Century)
Architecture:
The Basilica of Sant' Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna
Saint Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco), Venice
Sculpture:
La "Pala d'Oro" St. Mark Basilica (La Pala d'Oro, Basilica di San Marco), Venice
Painting and Mosaic
Mosaics of Ravenna
Mosaics of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice
•ROMANIC ART•
(Examples of tourist attractions in Italy from 11th-12 Century)
Architecture:
Pomposa Abbey,
Cathedral and Baptistery of Parma
Monreale Abbey,
Baptistery and leaning Tower of Pisa
Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi
Sculpture
The bronze Doorways of St. Zeno Basilica, Verona
The bronze pre-Doors of Duomo of Pisa Cathedral (by Bonanno Pisano)- Tuscany
Paintings and Mosaic
Palatina Chapel (decoration), Palermo Sicily
Mosaics of Florence Baptistery - Tuscany
•GOTHIC ART•
(Examples of tourist attractions in Italy from 14th-16th Century)
Architecture
Fossanova Abbey - Priverno Latina, Lazio
Castel del Monte Andria, Apulia
Palazzo Pubblico (Town Hall) of Siena Tuscany
Palazzo Vecchio (by Arnolfo di Cambio), Florence Tuscany
Duomo di Orvieto Cathedral, Umbria
Siena Cathedral(Duomo di Siena) Tuscany
Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano), Lombardy
Giotto's Bell Tower(Campanile di Giotto), Florence Tuscany
The Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale), Venice Veneto
Ca' d'Oro (Palazzo Santa Sofia), Venice Veneto
Sculpture
The Cathedral Pulpit by G. Pisano (Pulpito del Duomo di Pisa) - Pisa Tuscany
Paintings and Mosaic
The Crucifixion by Cimabue (La Crocifissione, opera di Cimabue), Upper Basilica of Assisi - Umbria
Maesta' of Duccio (La Maesta' di Duccio), Siena Cathedral (Duomo di Siena) - Tuscany
Frescoes cycle of St. Francis's Life by Giotto (affreschi sulla vita di San Francesco, opera attribuita a Giotto), Upper Basilica of Assisi - Umbria
Frescoes of the Scrovegni Chapel by Giotto (Affreschi della Cappella degli Scrovegni), Padua - Veneto
Maesta' by Simone Martini,1315 (Maesta', opera di Simone Martini), Palazzo Pubblico of Siena - Tuscany
The Annunciation by Simone Martini, 1333 (L' Annunciazione), Uffizi Gallery, Florence - Tuscany
Fresco of the Triumph of Death, Pisa Camposanto, Pisa - Tuscany
•RENAISSANCE ART•
(Examples of tourist attractions in Italy, 15th-16 Century)
Architecture
Chapel of Pazzi by Brunelleschi (Cappella dei Pazzi), Curch of Santa Croce, Florence - Tuscany
Dome of Florence Cathedral by Brunelleschi (Cupola del Duomo di Firenze), Florence - Tuscany
Oratory of San Bernardino by Agostino di Duccio (Oratorio di San Bernardino), Perugia - Umbria
Doge's Palace by Luciano Laurana (Palazzo Ducale di Urbino), Urbino - Marche
Portinari Chapel by Michelozzo (Cappella Portinari), Church of St. Eustorgio, Milan - Lombardy
Colleoni Chapel by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (Cappella Colleoni), Bergamo - Lombardy
Certosa di Pavia, Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, Pavia - Lombardy
St. Peter's Basilica Rome (Basilica di San Pietro), architects: Bramante and Michelangelo, Vatican City
Farnese Palace (Palazzo Farnese), by Sangallo il Giovane, Michelangelo, Vignola, G. Della Porta , Rome - Lazio
Villa d'Este, Tivoli - Lazio
The Basilica by Andrea Palladio (Basilica Palladiana), Vicenza - Veneto
Villa La Rotonda by Andrea Palladio (La Rotonda, Villa Capra), Vicenza - Veneto
The Scuola Grande di San Rocco (Scuola di San Rocco), Venice - Veneto
Sculpture
Doors of the Baptistery by Ghiberti (Porte del Battistero di Firenze), Florence - Tuscany
Artworks of Donatello (Opere di Donatello), Florence - Tuscany
Statue of Gattamelata by Donatello (Statua del Gattamelata), Padua - Veneto
Cantoria by Luca Della Robbia (Cantoria di L. Della Robbia), Florence - Tuscany
Statue of Colleoni by Verrocchio (Statua del Colleoni), Venice - Veneto
La Pieta' by Michelangelo, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
The David by Michelangelo (Il David di Michelangelo) 1501-1504, Accademia Gallery, Florence - Tuscany
Medici Tombs by Michelangelo (le Tombe dei Medici), St. Lorenzo Basilica, Florence - Tuscany
The Frieze of Ceppo Hospital by Giovanni Della Robbia (Fregio dell'Ospedale del Ceppo, Pistoia - Tuscany
Perseo by Benvenuto Cellini (Il Perseo), Piazza della Signoria, Florence - Tuscany
Paintings and Mosaic
The Annunciation of Cortona by Fra' Angelico (L' Annunciazione di Cortona), Diocesan Museum, Cortona - Tuscany
Frescoes of St. Mark's Convent by Fra' Angelico (Affreschi del Convento di San Marco, Florence - Tuscany
Frescoes of St. Peter's Life by Masaccio (Affreschi della Vita di San Pietro), Brancacci Chapel, Church of Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence - Tuscany
The Triumph of Death Fresco (Affresco del Trionfo della Morte), Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo - Sicily
Frescoes of the Legend of the True Cross by Piero della Francesca (Affreschi della Leggenda della Santa Croce), Basilica of St. Francis, Arezzo - Tuscany
Lamentation of Dead Christ by Andrea Mantegna (Cristo morto), Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan - Lombardy
Portrait of a Man by Antonello da Messina (Ritratto d'uomo), Galleria Borghese, Rome - Lazio
Pieta' by Giovanni Bellini (la Pietà), Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan - Lombardy
Botticelli works of art (Opere di Sandro Botticelli), Uffizi Gallery, Florence - Tuscany
The Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci (l'Annunciazione di Leonardo da Vinci), Florence - Tuscany
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci (l'Ultima Cena), Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan - Lombardy
Frescoes of Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo (Affreschi della Cappella Sistina), Vatican City
Raphael works of art (Opere di Raffaello), Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Pitti, Florence - Tuscany
Raphael Rooms (Stanze di Raffaello o Stanze Vaticane), Vatican City
The Deposition by Raphael (Deposizione di Raffaello o Trasporto di Cristo), Borghese Gallery, Rome - Lazio
The Tempest by Giorgione (La Tempesta), Accademy Gallery (Galleria dell'Accademia) Venice - Veneto
Sacred an Profane Love by Tiziano (L'Amore Sacro e l'Amore Profano), Borghese Gallery Rome - Lazio
Pesaro Madonna by Tiziano (Pala Pesaro), Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice - Veneto
Madonna and Child with St Jerome and Mary Magdalen by Correggio(Madonna di S.Girolamo), National Gallery Parma - Emilia Romagna
Danae By Correggio (Antonio Allegri, La Danae)
Borghese Gallery Rome - Lazio
The Wedding at Cana by Jacopo Tintoretto (Le Nozze di Cana), Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice - Veneto
The Paradise by Jacopo Tintoretto (Il Paradiso del Tintoretto presso il Palazzo Ducale), the Doge's Palace Venice - Veneto
The Feast in the House of Levi by Paolo Veronese (Il Convito in casa di Levi), Gallerie dell' Accademia, Venice - Veneto
The Triumph of Venice by Paolo Veronese (L'Apoteosi di Venezia o Trionfo di Venezia), Doge's Palace Venice - Veneto
• BAROQUE AND COUNTER-REFORMATION ART •
(Examples of tourist attractions in Italy of 16th-18th Century)Architecture
Church of the Gesu' (Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù all'Argentina), architects: Gacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Giacomo della Porta, Rome - Lazio
St. Martin's Charterhouse (Certosa di San Martino), Naples - CampaniaPiazza della Basilica di San Pietro by Bernini and Maderna, Rome - Lazio
The colonnade of St Peter's square by Bernini(colonnate di Piazza San Pietro),Rome - Lazio
Basilica of St Mary of Health by Longhena (Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute), Venezia - Veneto
Curch of the Holy Cross (Basilica di Santa Croce), Lecce - Apulia
Trevi Fountain by Nicola Salvi (Fontana di Trevi), Rome - Lazio
Sculpture
L'Estasi di Santa Teresa (Bernini), Roma (Pittura e mosaici)Madonna dei Palafrenieri (Caravaggio), RomaOpere di Caravaggio, RomaAffreschi di Palazzo Farnese (A. Carracci), RomaLa Vergine in Gloria (Tiepolo), Venezia I hope you find this list of tourist attractions in Italy helpful.
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