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Giovanni Villani
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Giovanni Villani was an Italian banker, official, diplomat and chronicler from Florence who wrote the Nuova Cronica on the history of Florence. He was a leading statesman of Florence but later gained
Statue in the Loggia del Mercato Nuovo in Florence
Statue in the Loggia del Mercato Nuovo in Florence
A fresco painting by Giotto di Bondone in the Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, within the chapel owned by the Bardi bankers; Giotto's artworks were
A fresco painting by Giotto di Bondone in the Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, within the chapel owned by the Bardi bankers; Giotto's artworks were praised by Villani.
Villani was the superintendent of the construction of Andrea Pisano's bronze doors for the Florence Baptistry.
Villani was the superintendent of the construction of Andrea Pisano's bronze doors for the Florence Baptistry.
Stone marker with the coat of arms at the Palazzo di Arte di Calimala, the guild to which Giovanni Villani belonged
Stone marker with the coat of arms at the Palazzo di Arte di Calimala, the guild to which Giovanni Villani belonged
Nuova Cronica
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The Nuova Cronica or New Chronicles is a 14th-century history of Florence created in a year-by-year linear format and written by the Italian banker and official Giovanni Villani. The idea came to him
Giovanni Villani
…Giovanni Villani (Italian pronunciation: ; c. 1276 or 1280 – 1348) was an Italian banker, official, diplomat and chronicler from Florence who wrote the Nuova Cronica (New Chronicles) on the history of Florence. He was a leading statesman of Florence but later gained an unsavoury reputation and served time in prison…
The crowning of Manfred of Sicily in a manuscript of the Cronica; by the 16th century, there were multiple versions of the Cronica in printed form as
The crowning of Manfred of Sicily in a manuscript of the Cronica; by the 16th century, there were multiple versions of the Cronica in printed form as well as in illuminated manuscript form.
Statue of Giovanni Villani in the Loggia del Mercato Nuovo in Florence
Statue of Giovanni Villani in the Loggia del Mercato Nuovo in Florence
Florence Cathedral
Florence Cathedral
Palazzo Vecchio
Palazzo Vecchio