BARGELLO, Complete Museum

In the museum's following halls, another bundle of wonders awaits you. They are mainly dedicated to the universe of the so-called "minor arts", and you can admire jewelry and other precious techniques.

Start from the so-called Islamic Hall featuring carpets, weapons, jewelry, and metal objects of Arab and Middle East production. In the next rooms you'll be immersed in the Carrand collection with its enamels, ivories, small paintings, glass, and medieval jewels.

But new splendors await in Ivory Hall, with objects dating back to the early Christian era up to the Gothic era, with an impressive collection of majolica tiles that is a spectacular summary of Italian ceramic workshops' productions during the Italian Renaissance. I'd especially like to point out the pieces made in Urbino and Casteldurante with the collaboration of important painters for the decorative part. On the wall, a circular coat of arms made by Luca della Robbia shows the amazingly beautiful colors and sparkling precision of contours that he was able to obtain with the enameled terracotta technique....