Hotel Danieli, Venice, was designed by Giovanni Orazio Rucellai and Domenico Rossi.
December 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Hotel Danieli, Venice, was designed by Giovanni Orazio Rucellai and Domenico Rossi.
Firenze
Palazzo Rucellai
Palazzo Rucellai
April 25, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Firenze
Palazzo Rucellai
Palazzo Rucellai
Palazzo Rucellai
Leon Battista Alberti
Florence, 1446-1451
(not the first Florentine Palazzo with a public bench along ALL its facade)
Leon Battista Alberti
Florence, 1446-1451
(not the first Florentine Palazzo with a public bench along ALL its facade)
May 7, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Palazzo Rucellai
Leon Battista Alberti
Florence, 1446-1451
(not the first Florentine Palazzo with a public bench along ALL its facade)
Leon Battista Alberti
Florence, 1446-1451
(not the first Florentine Palazzo with a public bench along ALL its facade)
When tempted to reply to trolls, remember Ficino's advice counseling Bernardo Rucellai that there's no point replying to detractors: "such a dog will keep barking until it dies, unless it joins Cerberus in barking even after death."
May 22, 2024 at 8:47 PM
When tempted to reply to trolls, remember Ficino's advice counseling Bernardo Rucellai that there's no point replying to detractors: "such a dog will keep barking until it dies, unless it joins Cerberus in barking even after death."
Rucellai Madonna 1285 Duccio (the painting Vasari attributed to Cimabue)
February 15, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Rucellai Madonna 1285 Duccio (the painting Vasari attributed to Cimabue)
🔎 THE ART OF SLOW LOOKING: 👼 Note how the halos & feet belonging to the top angels are IN FRONT of the Virgin’s throne & thus appear to “cut into” and the bottom ones don't.
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/angelic-in...
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #medievalsky #Italy
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/angelic-in...
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #medievalsky #Italy
January 20, 2026 at 12:50 PM
🔎 THE ART OF SLOW LOOKING: 👼 Note how the halos & feet belonging to the top angels are IN FRONT of the Virgin’s throne & thus appear to “cut into” and the bottom ones don't.
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/angelic-in...
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #medievalsky #Italy
ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/angelic-in...
🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #medievalsky #Italy
Day 21 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this c. 1905 black silk evening dress with a white doupionné weave, that belonged to Marchesa Maria Rucellai. The dress is decorated with lace medallion inlays, blue velvet appliqués, and jet beads. Uffizi Galleries collection. #fashionhistory
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Day 21 of my Edwardian #AdventCalendar is this c. 1905 black silk evening dress with a white doupionné weave, that belonged to Marchesa Maria Rucellai. The dress is decorated with lace medallion inlays, blue velvet appliqués, and jet beads. Uffizi Galleries collection. #fashionhistory
🦶💋 Did you know there was a devotional practice of kissing the Virgin's foot in early Sienese art?
🔎 Take a clue from the subtly protruding foot underneath the mantle of the Rucellai Madonna by Duccio (1285).
Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/angelic-in...
🗃️ #arthistory #art #medievalsky
🔎 Take a clue from the subtly protruding foot underneath the mantle of the Rucellai Madonna by Duccio (1285).
Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/angelic-in...
🗃️ #arthistory #art #medievalsky
February 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
🦶💋 Did you know there was a devotional practice of kissing the Virgin's foot in early Sienese art?
🔎 Take a clue from the subtly protruding foot underneath the mantle of the Rucellai Madonna by Duccio (1285).
Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/angelic-in...
🗃️ #arthistory #art #medievalsky
🔎 Take a clue from the subtly protruding foot underneath the mantle of the Rucellai Madonna by Duccio (1285).
Read more: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/angelic-in...
🗃️ #arthistory #art #medievalsky
Leon Battista Alberti, Sacello del Santo Sepolcro (1467-69), Cappella Rucellai, ex San Pancrazio, Firenze — oggi Museo Marino Marini.
Giovanni Rucellai finanziò una spedizione a Gerusalemme per rilevare le misure esatte del Santo Sepolcro. Da lì, la replica in scala.
Giovanni Rucellai finanziò una spedizione a Gerusalemme per rilevare le misure esatte del Santo Sepolcro. Da lì, la replica in scala.
July 1, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Leon Battista Alberti, Sacello del Santo Sepolcro (1467-69), Cappella Rucellai, ex San Pancrazio, Firenze — oggi Museo Marino Marini.
Giovanni Rucellai finanziò una spedizione a Gerusalemme per rilevare le misure esatte del Santo Sepolcro. Da lì, la replica in scala.
Giovanni Rucellai finanziò una spedizione a Gerusalemme per rilevare le misure esatte del Santo Sepolcro. Da lì, la replica in scala.
Tampoco podemos olvidar su enorme influencia en la arquitectura civil, a partir del exitoso Palazzo Rucellai de Florencia, y en la planificación urbanística, campo en el cual nos dejó el fascinante caso de Pienza, la diminuta ciudad ideal del Renacimiento que diseña por encargo para Pío II.
July 15, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Tampoco podemos olvidar su enorme influencia en la arquitectura civil, a partir del exitoso Palazzo Rucellai de Florencia, y en la planificación urbanística, campo en el cual nos dejó el fascinante caso de Pienza, la diminuta ciudad ideal del Renacimiento que diseña por encargo para Pío II.
my grad school roommate did her dissertation on Bernardo Rucellai, and she had to deal with barely-legible-penmanship handwritten Latin written in the author‘s own personal shorthand
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard...
Bernardo Rucellai - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
my grad school roommate did her dissertation on Bernardo Rucellai, and she had to deal with barely-legible-penmanship handwritten Latin written in the author‘s own personal shorthand
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard...
April 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Duccio di Buoninsegna, Madonna and Child (Rucellai Maestà) 1285. Tempera and gold on panel, 450×290 cm. Florence, Uffizi Gallery.
The work is one of the medieval jewels of the Florentine gallery, together with the Maestà of Santa Trinita by Giotto and the Maestà by Cimabue.
The work is one of the medieval jewels of the Florentine gallery, together with the Maestà of Santa Trinita by Giotto and the Maestà by Cimabue.
February 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Duccio di Buoninsegna, Madonna and Child (Rucellai Maestà) 1285. Tempera and gold on panel, 450×290 cm. Florence, Uffizi Gallery.
The work is one of the medieval jewels of the Florentine gallery, together with the Maestà of Santa Trinita by Giotto and the Maestà by Cimabue.
The work is one of the medieval jewels of the Florentine gallery, together with the Maestà of Santa Trinita by Giotto and the Maestà by Cimabue.
So great. I’ve written about this recently, and used the Rucellai as an example. A private palazzo with a public spirit.
June 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
So great. I’ve written about this recently, and used the Rucellai as an example. A private palazzo with a public spirit.
Madonna Rucellai https://www.wikiart.org/en/duccio/madonna-rucellai-1285
May 8, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Madonna Rucellai https://www.wikiart.org/en/duccio/madonna-rucellai-1285
Madonna Rucellai https://www.wikiart.org/en/duccio/madonna-rucellai-1285
June 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Madonna Rucellai https://www.wikiart.org/en/duccio/madonna-rucellai-1285
Madonna Rucellai https://www.wikiart.org/en/duccio/madonna-rucellai-1285
November 1, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Madonna Rucellai https://www.wikiart.org/en/duccio/madonna-rucellai-1285
Madonna Rucellai https://www.wikiart.org/en/duccio/madonna-rucellai-1285
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Madonna Rucellai https://www.wikiart.org/en/duccio/madonna-rucellai-1285
When I was in The Ufizzi, I went straight for Giotto, I didn’t know enough about Duccio, studying him now at the moment, a fascinating character and his work is amazing. His Rucellai Madonna 💙
December 6, 2023 at 11:43 AM
When I was in The Ufizzi, I went straight for Giotto, I didn’t know enough about Duccio, studying him now at the moment, a fascinating character and his work is amazing. His Rucellai Madonna 💙
Rusticated Renaissance palazzi, Florence.
April 15, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Rusticated Renaissance palazzi, Florence.
Evening bag, ca. 1968, by Aloisia Rucellai, made of gold, platinum, translucent enamel, set with diamonds and rubies via @hermitagemuseum
February 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Evening bag, ca. 1968, by Aloisia Rucellai, made of gold, platinum, translucent enamel, set with diamonds and rubies via @hermitagemuseum
Though also look at the Description section. Azurite has a role here.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rucella...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rucella...
Rucellai Madonna - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Though also look at the Description section. Azurite has a role here.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rucella...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rucella...
