They have some particularly famous pieces like the Birth of Venus, which is beautiful in books and stunning in person. Her long, flowing hair glistens like gold thread, and her face is delicate and serene. The gauzy sleeves on the dress of the woman rushing to cloth her are so finely painted that they are transparent.
Fabric was one of the things I noticed most about paintings in the Uffizi, like this veil on the Virgin Mary...
...the robes of the Three Kings in Adoration of the Magi...
...lush velvet capes...
...and the iridescent silk dresses and sleeves on the subjects of paintings in the Dutch collection.
They also boast this little-known masterpiece, titled Cranky Madonna of the Small Beastie.
Someone is not happy.
You'd be cranky too if your dog looked like this:
But at least it didn't get totally out of hand.
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