Today Bargello is the setting for works of sculpture, especially from large ducal collections, many examples of Gothic decorative minor arts and many important sculptures of Michelangelo and Donatello
This walking tour is designed for you to enjoy very important works of art kept in Bargello. The ground floor rooms have Tuscan 16th century works, focusing in particular on four masterpieces by Michelangelo: Bacchus, the relief depicting a Madonna with Child, Brutus and David-Apollo.
The tour is then followed by works of Andrea Sansovino Jacopo Sansovino, Baccio Bandinelli, Bartolomeo Ammannati, Benvenuto Cellini, Giambologna up with his admirable Mercury. There many other treasures: works of art enriched by Carrand collections, Ressman and Franchetti. From ivories that include several Roman and Byzantine examples, up to medieval glazes and porcelain from Limoges, German and French gold works, Renaissance jewels and even Islamic examples of bronzeworks.
The museum displays several treasures, including very unique panel pieces and sculptures in wood. The second floor isdedicated to the glazed terracotta done by Andrea and Giovanni Della Robbia, in addition to displaying the bronze David and the Lady with Posy by Verrocchio and extraordinary collection of busts.
