The
Uffizi Gallery holds figurative art up to about the middle of the eighteenth century, with an overlap from the late fifteenth century with the works preserved in the Palatine Gallery of Palazzo Pitti. The Uffizi also holds classical sculptures, which supplement the ancient art in the
National Archaeological Museum. Renaissance and
Mannerist sculptures are generally held at the
Bargello National Museum. The
National Archaeological Museum holds items including Egyptian,
Etruscan and Roman artifacts. The
Uffizi Gallery has a collection of
Florentine Renaissance art divided into various rooms set up by style and in chronological order. Born from the artistic collections accumulated over the centuries by the Medici, it also has a collection of ancient sculptures and exhibits such as works by
Giotto,
Leonardo da Vinci,
Michelangelo,
Raphael,
Titian,
Caravaggio, and many others. The
Galleria dell'Accademia is known for the collection of Michelangelo statues, including his
David. It is a multipurpose museum, composed of several elements, including early Tuscan paintings, the sculptures of Michelangelo and contemporary paintings, and other nineteenth-century sculptures, as well as a collection of Russian icons. The gallery also includes the "Museum of Musical Instruments". The
Palazzo Pitti, south of the
Arno River, was the chief residence of the Medici family in the 16th century, and holds a number of the works of arts they had purchased or commissioned. It is a building complex that includes a number of galleries, including the "Gallery of Modern Art", the
Porcelain Museum and the "Carriages Museum". ==See also==