Introduction to Florence
Florence, Italy is most famous for the art and the artists of the Italian
Renaissance, but the city is also an important economic center of Italy
and the political center of Tuscany. The city was the original capitol of
the unified Italy in 1859, and as early as the 11th century was an important
banking city in Italy and later Europe. It was also home to the poet Dante
and to political philosopher Machiavelli. Florence has always been a large
producer of textiles, and in the 19th century it was also an important center
of literature. Today, Florence is home to some the most famous art and architecture
in the world including the Renaissance architecture of Brunelleschi, Giotto,
Alberti, Sangallo, and Ammannati; the sculptures of Pisano, Donatello, and
Cellini; and the paintings of Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci.
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