Florence cultural definition

City in central Italy on the Arno River.

• Florence was the center of the Italian Renaissance from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries, during which time the artistic and intellectual life of the city flourished. Dante, Boccaccio, Botticelli, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo were among the authors and artists who were born and were active there.
• It was dominated by the Medici family from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries.
• The city's many works of architecture include the cathedral (see also cathedral) of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Pitti Palace, and the Uffizi.
• Florence is a tourist center known for its handicrafts.