Ornament Galore at Stefano Bardini Museum in Florence

Written By Maria Chiara Fantini

Last week, with my super talented illustrator friend Ilaria Falorsi, I had the opportunity to visit Stefano Bardini’s Museum and I absolutely loved it! Can you believe it was the first time for me even though I’ve lived in Florence for almost my entire life? 

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 Stefano Bardini (1836-1922) was one of the most prominent Italian antiquarians who gathered all kinds of art pieces during his life: stunning medieval architectural elements, Donatello’s Madonnas, tapestry pieces, frames, drawings by Tiepolo, crucifixes, hand-painted coffers, daggers and swords, coins, tin-glazed terracotta pieces from the workshop of Della Robbia, just to name a few. 

 After being a merchant for several years he decided to turn his private collection into a museum and at age 86 he decided to donate it to the Municipality of Florence. 

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I’m always on the hunt for beautiful ornamental details and this museum was so full of them that I took a crazy amount of photos!

Here is a selection: hope you enjoy!

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 The Bardini Museum is a gem and it is definitely worth a visit!

Helpful links: 

http://museicivicifiorentini.comune.fi.it/en/bardini/
http://musefirenze.it/en/musei/museo-stefano-bardini/
Maria Chiara Fantini
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