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by Henk Bekker

in Italy, Lombardy - Milan

Visit the Pinacoteca di Brera Art Museum in Milan

Visit the Brera in Milan to see Tintoretto, The Discovery of the Body of Saint Mark, c. 1562

Book time slot reservation tickets online to visit the Pinacoteca di Brera art museum to see the best painting collection in Milan. This gallery of Italian art is rarely fully booked, but it is sensible to buy the essential time-slot tickets a few days in advance. The Pinacoteca di Brera is the top art museum … Read more

Visit the St.-Jakobs-Kirche (St James Church) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

St James Tabernacle

The high Gothic St.-Jakobs-Kirche (Church of St James) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber is full of art, including the Holy Blood Altar carved by Tilman Riemenschneider.  The St.-Jakobs-Kirche (Church of St James) is the largest church in the wall-enclosed medieval city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in northern Bavaria in Germany. This High Gothic church … Read more

Visit the National Archaeological Museum of Naples

Farnese Bull and Hercules in the National Museum of Archaeology in Naples (MANN)

Art treasures from the Pompeii and Herculaneum excavations, including the best mosaics and frescoes, and the giant Farnese sculptures from ancient Rome are the top highlights in the magnificent MANN National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Italy. The National Museum of Archaeology in Naples (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli — MANN) is one of the world’s … Read more

See Fra Angelico Art in the San Marco Museum in Florence

Detail from Tabernacle of the Linaioli in the San Marco Museum in Florence

Many of the best early Renaissance paintings and altarpieces by Fra Angelico are exhibited in the San Marco Museum in Florence. The pilgrims’ hospice of the former convent of San Marco in Florence has the world’s largest collection of altarpieces and paintings by Fra Angelico (c. 1395-1455). Famous altarpieces on display include the Deposition from … Read more