It is hard to resist – Florence and the Renaissance

So I never had a clue of the Renaissance and what it was. Now I know…started after the black dealth in the 1300s….explosion of art and philosophy and individualism. All Started in Florence.
(sidenote – whenever the bubonic plague comes up I always think of that Mel Brooks line…” alot of rats, not enough cats!” – but I digress)
So what is Florence like?
Everyone knows this guy….the kid that felled Goliath:
And ironically, right next to Michelangelo’s masterwork is an ode to another famous Italian:
So sorry. But seriously, check out these two badass works of art:
Architecture too..for days:
And finally, who knew? The Renaissance was the beginning of the photo-bomb too:
Adios for now.