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Horne Museum

The museum occupies a palace on Via de' Benci that was remodelled in the late 15th century by Simone del Pollaiolo, known as il Cronaca. In 1911 it was bought by the English art historian Herbert Percy Horne, who restored it and furnished it with objects from the 14th to the 16th centuries to recreate a Florentine home of the period. Today it is a house museum run by a foundation, with the paintings, sculptures, drawings, furniture and household objects that he collected. Among the works mentioned are a Saint Stephen by Giotto, a Madonna and Child by Simone Martini, a Christ by Filippo Lippi, a Holy Family by Beccafumi and a triptych by Pietro Lorenzetti. Because it is a home rather than a gallery, it is visited room by room, at a slower and calmer pace than the big museums in the centre of Florence.

Things to do at Horne Museum: 3 missions

• Admire Cronaca's façade on Via de' BenciFrom the street, look at the façade of the palace that Simone del Pollaiolo remodelled in the late 15th century, and look for number 6.
• See Simone Martini's MadonnaFind Simone Martini's Madonna and Child and notice the details of the gold background and the expression of the two figures.
• Find Giotto's Saint StephenWalk through the rooms and find the small panel of Saint Stephen attributed to Giotto. Observe how the saint is portrayed.

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Source: Web oficial - Museo Horne