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Since last September 17th the Strozzi Palace in Florence hosts the exhibition Money and Beauty. Bankers, Botticelli and the Bonfires of Vanity. The exhibit shows the birth of modern banking system and the followed economical boom which created the greatest artistic season of western world. Visitors can feel immerse in the life of those families who controlled the economy and who became art patrons, promoting and supporting the works of some of the most important artist of ever. The exhibition analyses the system that bankers used to built up their immense fortunes, but shows even works by Botticelli, Beato Angelico, Piero del Pollaiolo, Della Robbia, made possible by that flourishing economy.
Do not miss the opportunity of understanding the fortune of families like the Medici and the richness of a city like Florence. Reserve a guided tour, ask your private official guide in Florence!
The exhibition open all days will last until January 22nd 2012.