View of Florence from the River Arno.

Title

View of Florence from the River Arno.

Description

Very decorativ view of Florenz at the river Arno.

ca. 1760

Artist

Eastgate

Historical Description

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, at the river Arno. Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages. A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city was the capital of the recently established.