# The masterpieces not to miss at the Uffizi

The works you must see at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, from Botticelli to Caravaggio, according to the most-followed itineraries and guides.

- 10 votes · 17 items
- Oct 21, 2023 · Sofia Pellegrini
- https://even.best/en/l/2621/the-masterpieces-not-to-miss-at-the-uffizi

## Top 17

1. **The Birth of Venus — Botticelli** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — c. 1485. Venus arriving on her shell.
2. **Annunciation — Leonardo da Vinci** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — c. 1472-1476. Leonardo's early genius.
3. **Madonna of the Goldfinch — Raphael** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — c. 1505-1506. Gentleness and harmony.
4. **Medusa — Caravaggio** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — c. 1597. The shield with the screaming head.
5. **Judith Slaying Holofernes — Artemisia Gentileschi** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — c. 1620. One of the most powerful Baroque scenes.
6. **Ognissanti Madonna — Giotto** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — c. 1310. The Virgin becomes human.
7. **Diptych of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino — Piero della Francesca** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — c. 1473-1475. Federico da Montefeltro in profile.
8. **Primavera — Botticelli** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — c. 1480. A mythological garden full of flowers.
9. **Venus of Urbino — Titian** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1538. A nude that influenced painters up to Manet.
10. **Bacchus — Caravaggio** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — c. 1596-1598. A young Bacchus offering wine.
11. **Adoration of the Magi — Gentile da Fabriano** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1423. Gold and procession in International Gothic style.
12. **The Battle of San Romano — Paolo Uccello** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — c. 1438. Lances and perspective.
13. **Annunciation — Simone Martini** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1333. Gold and elegant lines of Sienese Gothic.
14. **Madonna and Child with Two Angels — Filippo Lippi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — c. 1460-1465. A model for the young Botticelli.
15. **The Baptism of Christ — Verrocchio and Leonardo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — c. 1475. Leonardo painted the angel on the left.
16. **Doni Tondo — Michelangelo** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — c. 1505-1507. The Holy Family in its original frame.
17. **Venus de' Medici** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — A Hellenistic sculpture in the Tribuna, admired by centuries of travellers.

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