A view of the Basilica of Santa Croce from the Uffizi Galleries
Florence Italy (June 1976)

#RickQuisenberry #RTQ #Photography #FilmPhotography #MinoltaSRT102 #BasilicaOfSantaCroce #FlorenceItaly #Italy #Europe #Scenic #TravelPhotography #Architecture #Church #Catholic #Religion #Spires #Anntenas #CityScape #UffiziGalleries

The Art Newspaper: Uffizi director to ‘limit’ selfies after posing visitor damages 18th-century painting . “Restrictions will be placed on visitors taking selfies at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence after a tourist damaged an 18th-century portrait while posing for a photograph, the gallery’s director confirmed today.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/24/the-art-newspaper-uffizi-director-to-limit-selfies-after-posing-visitor-damages-18th-century-painting/

#UffiziGalleries sue #JeanPaulGaultier over use of #Botticelli images | #Italy | The Guardian

This seems ridiculous to me. The #art is in the #PublicDomain or it should be and so nobody should be able to dictate its use or reuse, even for commercial purposes.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/10/uffizi-galleries-sue-jean-paul-gaultier-over-use-of-botticelli-images

#Italy #Copyright #BirthOfVenus