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'Èt!,t* f* *".ACRE 2 occrollre te$ cOnrElsSënCgS pour mleux repondre o I'emploi Museo degli Uffizi Cosimo I and Giorgio Vasari both died n 1574. The patron and artist who had worked so harmoniously together were succeeded by another parhrership with a similar concord of intention, that composed of Francesco I and the mchitect Bernardo Buontalenti. The latter, together with Alfonso Parigi, brought the construction of the Uffizi to completion in 1580. This is one of the most famous museums of paintings and sculpture in the world. lts collection of Primitive and Renaissance paintings comprises several universally acclaimed masterpieces of all time, including works by Giotto, Simone Martini, Piero della Francesca, Fra Angelico, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Mantegna, Correggio, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo and Caravaggio. German, Dutch and Flemish masters are also well represented with important works by Dûrer, Rembrandtand Rubens. . The Uffizi Gallery occupies the top floor of the large building erected by Giorgio Vasari between 1560 and 1580 to house the administrative offices of the Tuscan State. The Gallery was created by Grand-duke Francesco I and subsequently enriched by various members of the Medici family, who were great collectors of paintings, sculpture and works of art. The collection was rearranged and enlarged by the Lonaine Grand-dukes, who succeeded the Medici, and finally by the ltalian State. The course is free accessible of charge through one logon to Internet. The link of logon is following: http://www.polomuseale.firenze.iUmusei/uffizi/elenco sale.asp aa% 6â VALIDATION Presentatlon Àtracllve ÊASYNESS