‘Christmas Special’: A Gift of Art from the Uffizi

 

The Adoration of the Christ Child by Gerardo delle Notti

This Christmas, the Uffizi Galleries The Uffizi will be giving the gift of art to Florentines despite being closed for the holiday season. Starting tomorrow, December 23, and ending on Christmas day, the museum will be hosting an online “Christmas Special” in which selected art works from the Uffizi’s collection will be ‘on view’ through social media.  All the events during the ‘Christmas Special’ will be free and accessible to the public via social media.

“For Christmas this year the Uffizi is offering three virtual gifts, but more in reality: an opportunity to spend the time of the holidays among our masterpieces. If security measures require us to be separated from our loved ones, we can still find ourselves together in the name of art, made available to everyone, with special attention to children,” says Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi.

The “Christmas Special” will kick off on December 23 with an exhibition of the famous Portinari Triptych by Flemish painter, Hugo van der Goes. The triptych features a beautiful depiction of the nativity scene, done in classic Northern European Renaissance style. The show will include commentary about the complex iconography and rich history of the work from curator Cristina Gnani Mavarelli. There will also be segments about the history of the costumes and jewelry worn by the figures in the painting by Daniela Degl’Innocenti of the Textile Museum of Prato and by art historian Silvia Malaguzzi.

On Christmas Eve, the Uffizi will release a video about Gherardo delle Notti’s Adoration of the Child on their Facebook page. Delle Notti was a Dutch artist whose high contrast paintings were inspired by the work of Italian artists Caravaggio, Bartolomeo Manfredi, and Carracci. Narrated by art historian Monica Alderotti, the video will take a closer look at delle Notti’s warm nativity scene, where Mary, Joseph, and two angels are illuminated by the radiance of the newborn.

The “Christmas Special” will end on Christmas Day with a video tour of the Uffizi Galleries given by no other than Santa Claus himself. The video follows Saint Nicholas and a group of children around the museum, showcasing some of the Uffizi’s greatest masterpieces. This event will also take place on the museum Facebook page. (savannah camastro)

This Christmas, the Uffizi Galleries will be giving the gift of art to Florentines despite being closed for the holiday season. Starting tomorrow, December 23, and ending on Christmas day, the museum will be hosting an online “Christmas Special” in which selected art works from the Uffizi’s collection will be ‘on view.’ All the events during the ‘Christmas Special’ will be free and accessible to the public. For more information, check the museum’s Facebook page. 

“For Christmas this year the Uffizi is offering three virtual gifts, but more in reality: an opportunity to spend the time of the holidays among our masterpieces. If security measures require us to be separated from our loved ones, we can still find ourselves together in the name of art, made available to everyone, with special attention to children,” says Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi.

The “Christmas Special” will kick off on December 23 with an exhibition of the famous Portinari Triptych by Flemish painter, Hugo van der Goes. The triptych features a beautiful depiction of the nativity scene, done in classic Northern European Renaissance style. The show will include commentary about the complex iconography and rich history of the work from curator Cristina Gnani Mavarelli. There will also be segments about the history of the costumes and jewelry worn by the figures in the painting by Daniela degl’Innocenti of the Textile Museum of Prato and by art historian Silvia Malaguzzi.

On Christmas Eve, the Uffizi will release a video about Gherardo delle Notti’s Adoration of the Child on their Facebook page. Delle Notti was a Duch artist whose high contrast paintings were inspired by the work of Italian artists Caravaggio, Bartolomeo Manfredi, and Carracci. Narrated by art historian Monica Alderotti, the video will take a closer look at delle Notti’s warm nativity scene, where Mary, Joseph, and two angels are illuminated by the radiance of the newborn. 

The “Christmas Special” will end on Christmas Day with a video tour of the Uffizi Galleries given by no other than Santa Claus himself. The video follows Saint Nicholas and a group of children around the museum, showcasing some of the Uffizi’s greatest masterpieces. This event will also take place on the Uffizi’s Facebook page. (savannah camastro)