Uffizi

/ juːˈfɪtsɪ /

noun

1. an art gallery in Florence; built by Giorgio Vasari in the 16th century and opened as a museum in 1765: contains chiefly Italian Renaissance paintings

Example Sentences

He feeds lire into a public scale and, shocked by the number, embarks on a starvation diet so extreme he winds up passing out near the Uffizi Gallery.

From Salon

“All of Florence is my natural habitat and has been for years,” said Schmidt, who, after being the first foreigner to run the city’s storied Uffizi Galleries, is now trying to pull off another coup and become the first foreigner to govern Florence itself.

From New York Times

Of course, we can’t actually handle these artworks, many of them on loan to the Met from European museums including the Courtauld in London and the Uffizi in Florence.

From New York Times

Years ago, while visiting Florence, Italy’s famed Uffizi gallery, screenwriter David Hemingson found himself captivated by the famed painting of the holy family known as the Doni Tondo.

From Salon

Two climate activists on Tuesday targeted Botticelli’s masterpiece “The Birth of Venus” hanging at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, attaching images of recent flood damage in the Tuscany region on the protective glass.

From Seattle Times