Skies in a room: wooden ceilings of the Renaissance on display at the Uffizi

From December 10, 2019 to March 8, 2020, the Uffizi Gallery is hosting the exhibition Skies in a Room. Wooden Ceilings in Florence and Rome in the Renaissance. Constructive and ornamental elements of interior space, ceilings are a compendium of technique, art and symbolic representation, updating ancient culture in the re-founding that affected churches and palaces in Florence and Rome between the 15th and 16th centuries.

On display will be drawings largely from the Uffizi collection, illustrating ancient prototypes, from the Domus Aurea to the Temple of Bacchus in Rome; designs by Sangallo, Vasari and workshop, Michelangelo, Zucchi, Maderno and others; the monumental load-bearing trusses. Paintings, engravings, models and authentic Renaissance lacunars will enrich the exhibition. Interactive devices will show wooden ceilings from Rome and Florence, chosen from among the most beautiful and important."

For all information you can call +39 055 294883, email infouffizi@beniculturali.it or visit the Uffizi’s official website.

Pictured: Pietro Rosselli, Lacunare marmoreo antico stilo e penna su carta bianca (Florence, Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe, Uffizi Galleries)

Skies in a room: wooden ceilings of the Renaissance on display at the Uffizi

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