The Museo Nazionale del Bargello is housed in the oldest public building in Florence, and today showcases the most important collection in the world of Italian Renaissance sculpture.

This video will show you exactly how to make a bargello stitch; how long to make it; how to step up and down as you work; and how to place the stitches on your canvas.

The Bargello, also known as the Palazzo del Bargello or Palazzo del Popolo ("Palace of the People"), is a former public building and police headquarters, later a prison, in Florence, Italy.

The Bargello Museum is located in the impressive Palazzo del Bargello, a fortress with powerful embattlements which surround the austere facade. Begun in 1255, the building was the …

The Bargello Museum in Florence is one of my favorites. Housed in a magnificent 13th-century building, it has one of the most important sculpture collections in the world: masterpieces by Michelangelo, …

The National Museum at the Bargello is without a doubt one of the most important and known museums in Florence. Within, the museum exhibits a large collection of sculpture, including the famous bronze …

Apr 18, 2025 · It should be remembered, however, that the Bargello (hence the term sbirro), was built to represent the free ordinary citizen. Indeed, it was here that the Podestà and Capitano del popolo …

The highlights of the Bargello include Donatello masterpieces, showing the new techniques and sensibility that changed the course of art history. And famous works by Verrocchio, Michelangelo, …

Initially the headquarters of the Capitano del Popolo (Captain of the People) and later of the Podestà, the palace became, in the sixteenth century, the residence of the Bargello that is of the head of the …

The Bargello, characterized by its fortified exterior and expansive open spaces adorned with numerous coats of arms, will spark your children’s imagination. This museum boasts a remarkable assortment …