Tourist Attractions in Italy: works of art

Great sample of tourist attractions in Italy are the masterpieces of Italian works of art , listed here by style and type (architecture, sculpture, paintings/mosaics).

If you are thinking about visiting the tourist attractions in Italy, my suggestion is to start with what attracts you the most, first plan a short visit (1 week or 2 weeks better) deciding what are you going to visit and see, then come back to see more (I met lots of people that after the first visit they keep returning).

In Red is the town's name where you can admire the monument/masterpiece, followed by the name of the region.

Remember: this list is just a very small fraction of what you can visit and see in Italy, it is a start, actually an appetizer! :-)

• ANCIENT GREEK ART •

Tourist attractions in Italy from 5th century BC:

Architecture
• Paestum Temples, near Naples, Campania

• Concordia Temple, Agrigento, Sicily

• Segesta Temple

• Greek Theatre of Siracusa, Sicily

• Greek Theatre of Taormina, Sicily

Sculpture
• Ludovisi Throne, Rome

• Venus de' Medici, Florence

• Laocoonte Group, Rome

• Belvedere Torso, Rome

• Ercole Farnese, Naples

• Psyche of Capua, Naples

• Boy with Thorn (Lo Spinario), Rome

• ETRUSCAN ART - ETRURIAN CIVILIZATION •

Tourist attractions in Italy from 10th to 1st century BC:

Sculpture
• Sarcophagus of the Spouses, National Etruscan Museum, Rome

• Veii sculptures, Rome

• The Winged Horses, Tarquinia

• ROMAN ART •

Tourist attractions in Italy of 4th century BC to 5th century AD:

Architecture
• The Roman Forum, Rome

• The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum (Flavian Amphitheatre-Flavio's Amphitheatre), Rome

• Verona Arena (Arena di Verona)

• The Pantheon, Rome

• Trajan's Column (Colonna Traiana), Rome

• Arch of Constantine (Arco di Costantino), Rome

Sculpture
• Hermes at rest (L'Ermes in riposo), Naples

• The Doryphoros (Doriforo), Naples

• Callipygian Venus (La Venere Callipigia), Naples

• Venus Anadyomene (La Venere Anadiomene), Siracusa, Sicily

• Dying Gaul (Il Galata morente), Rome

• Cnidus Aphrodite (La Venere di Cnido), Rome

• The Capitoline Venus (La Venere Capitolina), Rome

• Apollo of the Belvedere or Pythian Apollo (L'Apollo del Belvedere), Rome

• Apoxyomenos athlete (L'Atleta Apoxyomenos), Rome

• BIZANTINE ART •

Tourist attractions in Italy of 4th-15th Century:

Architecture
• The Basilica of Sant' Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna

• Saint Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco), Venice

Sculpture
• La "Pala d'Oro" St. Mark Basilica (La Pala d'Oro, Basilica di San Marco), Venice

Painting and Mosaics
• Mosaics of Ravenna

• Mosaics of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice

•ROMANIC ART•

Tourist attractions in Italy from 11th-12th Century:

Architecture
• Pomposa Abbey,

• Cathedral and Baptistery of Parma

• Monreale Abbey,

•Baptistery and leaning Tower of Pisa

• Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi

Sculpture
• The bronze Doorways of St. Zeno Basilica, Verona

• The bronze pre-Doors of Duomo of Pisa Cathedral (by Bonanno Pisano)- Tuscany

Paintings and Mosaics
• Palatina Chapel (decoration), Palermo Sicily

• Mosaics of Florence Baptistery - Tuscany

• GOTHIC ART •

Tourist attractions in Italy from 14th-16th Century:

Architecture
• Fossanova Abbey - Priverno Latina, Lazio

• Castel del Monte Andria, Apulia

• Palazzo Pubblico (Town Hall) of Siena Tuscany

• Palazzo Vecchio (by Arnolfo di Cambio), Florence Tuscany

• Duomo di Orvieto Cathedral, Umbria

• Siena Cathedral (Duomo di Siena) Tuscany

• Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano), Lombardy

• Giotto's Bell Tower(Campanile di Giotto), Florence Tuscany

• The Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale), Venice Veneto

• Ca' d'Oro (Palazzo Santa Sofia), Venice Veneto

Sculpture
The Cathedral Pulpit by G. Pisano (Pulpito del Duomo di Pisa) - Pisa Tuscany

Paintings and Mosaics
• The Crucifixion by Cimabue (La Crocifissione, opera di Cimabue), Upper Basilica of Assisi - Umbria

• Maesta' of Duccio (La Maesta' di Duccio), Siena Cathedral (Duomo di Siena) - Tuscany

• Frescoes cycle of St. Francis's Life by Giotto (affreschi sulla vita di San Francesco, opera attribuita a Giotto), Upper Basilica of Assisi - Umbria

• Frescoes of the Scrovegni Chapel by Giotto (Affreschi della Cappella degli Scrovegni), Padua - Veneto

• Maesta' by Simone Martini,1315 (Maesta', opera di Simone Martini), Palazzo Pubblico of Siena - Tuscany

• The Annunciation by Simone Martini, 1333 (L' Annunciazione), Uffizi Gallery, Florence - Tuscany

• Fresco of the Triumph of Death, Pisa Camposanto, Pisa - Tuscany

• RENAISSANCE ART •

Tourist attractions in Italy of 15th-16 Century:

Architecture
• Chapel of Pazzi by Brunelleschi (Cappella dei Pazzi), Curch of Santa Croce, Florence - Tuscany

• Dome of Florence Cathedral by Brunelleschi (Cupola del Duomo di Firenze), Florence - Tuscany

• Oratory of San Bernardino by Agostino di Duccio (Oratorio di San Bernardino), Perugia - Umbria

• Doge's Palace by Luciano Laurana (Palazzo Ducale di Urbino), Urbino - Marche

• Portinari Chapel by Michelozzo (Cappella Portinari), Church of St. Eustorgio, Milan - Lombardy

• Colleoni Chapel by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (Cappella Colleoni), Bergamo - Lombardy

• Certosa di Pavia, Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, Pavia - Lombardy
St. Peter's Basilica Rome (Basilica di San Pietro), architects: Bramante and Michelangelo, Vatican City

• Farnese Palace (Palazzo Farnese), by Sangallo il Giovane, Michelangelo, Vignola, G. Della Porta , Rome - Lazio

• Villa d'Este, Tivoli - Lazio

• The Basilica by Andrea Palladio (Basilica Palladiana), Vicenza - Veneto

• Villa La Rotonda by Andrea Palladio (La Rotonda, Villa Capra), Vicenza - Veneto

• The Scuola Grande di San Rocco (Scuola di San Rocco), Venice - Veneto

Sculpture
• Doors of the Baptistery by Ghiberti (Porte del Battistero di Firenze),Florence - Tuscany

• Artworks of Donatello (Opere di Donatello), Florence - Tuscany

• Statue of Gattamelata by Donatello (Statua del Gattamelata), Padua - Veneto

• Cantoria by Luca Della Robbia (Cantoria di L. Della Robbia), Florence - Tuscany

• Statue of Colleoni by Verrocchio (Statua del Colleoni), Venice - Veneto

• La Pieta' by Michelangelo, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

• The David by Michelangelo (Il David di Michelangelo) 1501-1504, Accademia Gallery, Florence - Tuscany

• Medici Tombs by Michelangelo (le Tombe dei Medici), St. Lorenzo Basilica, Florence - Tuscany

• The Frieze of Ceppo Hospital by Giovanni Della Robbia (Fregio dell'Ospedale del Ceppo, Pistoia - Tuscany

• Perseo by Benvenuto Cellini (Il Perseo), Piazza della Signoria, Florence - Tuscany

Paintings and Mosaics
• The Annunciation of Cortona by Fra' Angelico (L' Annunciazione di Cortona), Diocesan Museum, Cortona - Tuscany

• Frescoes of St. Peter's Life by Masaccio (Affreschi della Vita di San Pietro), Brancacci Chapel, Church of Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence - Tuscany

• The Triumph of Death Fresco (Affresco del Trionfo della Morte), Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo - Sicily

• Frescoes of the Legend of the True Cross by Piero della Francesca (Affreschi della Leggenda della Santa Croce), Basilica of St. Francis, Arezzo - Tuscany

• Lamentation of Dead Christ by Andrea Mantegna (Cristo morto), Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan - Lombardy

• Portrait of a Man by Antonello da Messina (Ritratto d'uomo), Galleria Borghese, Rome - Lazio

• Pieta' by Giovanni Bellini (la Pietà), Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan - Lombardy

• Botticelli works of art (Opere di Sandro Botticelli), Uffizi Gallery, Florence - Tuscany

• The Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci (l'Annunciazione di Leonardo da Vinci), Florence - Tuscany

• The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci (l'Ultima Cena), Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan - Lombardy

• Frescoes of Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo (Affreschi della Cappella Sistina), Vatican City

• Raphael works of art (Opere di Raffaello), Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Pitti, Florence - Tuscany

• Raphael Rooms (Stanze di Raffaello o Stanze Vaticane), Vatican City

• The Deposition by Raphael (Deposizione di Raffaello o Trasporto di Cristo), Borghese Gallery, Rome - Lazio

• The Tempest by Giorgione (La Tempesta), Accademy Gallery (Galleria dell'Accademia) Venice - Veneto

• Sacred an Profane Love by Tiziano (L'Amore Sacro e l'Amore Profano), Borghese Gallery Rome - Lazio

• Pesaro Madonna by Tiziano (Pala Pesaro), Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice - Veneto

• Madonna and Child with St Jerome and Mary Magdalen by Correggio(Madonna di S.Girolamo), National Gallery Parma - Emilia Romagna

• Danae By Correggio (Antonio Allegri, La Danae)
Borghese Gallery Rome - Lazio

• The Wedding at Cana by Jacopo Tintoretto (Le Nozze di Cana), Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice - Veneto

• The Paradise by Jacopo Tintoretto (Il Paradiso del Tintoretto presso il Palazzo Ducale), the Doge's Palace Venice - Veneto

• The Feast in the House of Levi by Paolo Veronese (Il Convito in casa di Levi), Gallerie dell' Accademia, Venice - Veneto

• The Triumph of Venice by Paolo Veronese (L'Apoteosi di Venezia o Trionfo di Venezia), Doge's Palace Venice - Veneto

• BAROQUE AND COUNTER-REFORMATION ART •

Tourist attractions in Italy of 16th-18th Century:

Architecture
• Church of the Gesu' (Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Gesù all'Argentina), architects: Gacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Giacomo della Porta, Rome - Lazio

• St. Martin's Charterhouse (Certosa di San Martino), Naples - Campania

• Piazza della Basilica di San Pietro by Bernini and Maderna, Rome - Lazio

• The colonnade of St Peter's square by Bernini (colonnate di Piazza San Pietro), Rome - Lazio

• Basilica of St Mary of Health by Longhena (Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute), Venice - Veneto

• Curch of the Holy Cross (Basilica di Santa Croce), Lecce - Apulia

• Trevi Fountain by Nicola Salvi (Fontana di Trevi), Rome - Lazio

Sculpture
L'Estasi di Santa Teresa (Bernini), Rome

Paintings and Mosaics
Many are the works by Caravaggio (real name Michelangelo Merisi):

• Boy with a Basket of Fruit, Young Sick Bacchus, Madonna and Child with St. Anne (Madonna dei Palafrenieri), Saint Jerome Writing, John the Baptist, David with the Head of Goliath (Borghese Gallery), Rome

• Frescoes of Farnese Palace (Annibale Carracci), Rome

• Madonna in Gloria con i Santi (Tiepolo), Academy Gallery Venice

I hope you find this partial list of masterpieces helpful, it is just a fraction of the many tourist attractions in Italy.

Besides the Works of Art, interesting attractions in Italy includes italian World famous Brand names like Ferrari with its car factory in Maranello, near Modena, and Italian Fashion Design & Shopping, local artisans with various and high quality handicraft facilities and laboratories.

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