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The Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence is a beautiful museum that is home to endless Renaissance masterpieces by some of the most famous artists of the period. These works include Michelangelo's incredibly iconic “David” and many other works that relate to the artist's career and process. However, while the gallery is an excellent place to visit to learn more about Michelangelo, in particular, there are lots of other important artists represented by the collection that you shouldn't miss out on; including Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Paolo Uccello, among others.

Just find a luxury villa in Florence and discover this astounding museum for yourself!

7. Madonna del Mare, Botticelli, between c.1475 and c.1480

While the exact attribution of this work is debated, it is still currently assumed to be an early work by Botticelli.

The Galleria dell'Accademia is one of Florence's most exceptional museums and is most famous as the home of Michelangelo's “David”. While the museum is home to works by other Renaissance Masters such as Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Paolo Uccello and while there is more to see beyond the “David”, the gallery is especially interesting to fans of Michelangelo as it has works by, after and in progress by the artist. Just find a luxury villa in Florence and discover the masterpieces within for yourself! This next work in our pick of must-sees in the gallery, also has a Michelangelo connection.

5. Palestrina Pietà, Unknown, c.1555

The Palestrina Pietà is a marble sculpture made around c. 1555, dating to a period that is known as the Italian High Renaissance. Formerly attributed to Michelangelo, it is now almost universally accepted that it must have been completed by someone else, such as Niccolò Menghini or Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

The beautiful Accademia Museum, or Galleria dell'Accademia, in Florence is one of the city's leading art institutions and is home to the incredibly famous and iconic “David” by Michelangelo. However, there is also much more to the museum and much more to see. If you have found a luxury villa in Florence and are planning a trip to museum, here are some more highlights that you might want to keep an eye out for!

3. Atlas, Michelangelo, c.1525–30

While Michelangelo is not the only attraction to the museum, if you are interested in him and his work and working process, it is an excellent place to visit. The Accademia is home to his most famous sculpture, paintings after lost works of his and some of his unfinished sculptures as well. These latter objects are especially interesting as Michelangelo once described how every block of marble had a figure trapped inside that was just waiting to be freed and these showcase how it really does look like trapped sculptures bursting free from inside the stone.

Florence is the Renaissance capital and a city stuffed to the gills with history, culture and, in particular, art. There are endless works of art to see and stumble upon in the streets, palaces, churches, public buildings and the many excellent museums and galleries around the city. One of the best of these museums has to be the Galleria dell'Accademia, which, amongst other things, is home to Michelangelo's exceptionally famous “David”.

The incredible Accademia adjoins the academy of Fine Arts of Florence and was founded in 1784 by the Grand Duke of Tuscany at the time, Pietro Leopoldo. It is also home to wonderful works of art by many other famous artists besides Michelangelo, such as Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Paolo Uccello and endless other artists and Renaissance Masters, in particular.

Just find a luxury villa in Florence and discover the masterpieces within for yourself!

Michelangelo fans who have found luxury villas in Florence would probably already be headed to the Basilica di San Lorenzo to visit the Medici Chapel, where his monumental tombs designed for Lorenzo il Magnifico and Giuliano dei Medici are housed.

However, there is another reason to stick around and try and befriend any groundsmen you might come across: hidden beneath the chapel is a secret room that has walls covered in drawings by Michelangelo.

The incredible sketches in the room are said to have been created in 1530, while Michelangelo was hiding from the Pope, a Medici. One of those who grew weary of the iron fist that the Medici were ruling the city with, Michelangelo stood up against the powerful family by working to help fortify the city walls against them and, as a result, was forced into hiding for three months!