The Tribuna of the Uffizi is an

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al exhibition hall in the Uffizi Gallery in

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. Designed by Bernardo Buontalenti for

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in 1584, the most important antiquities and High Renaissance and Bolognese paintings from the Medici collection were and still are displayed here. This collection was ceded in 1737 by Grand Duchess Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici to the Tuscan government. By the 1770s, the Uffizi, and in particular the Tribuna, was the hub for Grand Tourists visiting Florence. The octagonal plan of the room reflects the Renaissance association of architectural forms with the Christian numerological tradition, where eight is the number which draws near Heaven.
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Painting

Johann Zoffany's famous painting of the Tribuna, commissioned by Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom in 1772, portrays the northeast section but varies the arrangement and brings in works not normally displayed in the room, such as

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’s '' Madonna della Sedia''. Admiring the works of art are connoisseurs, diplomats and visitors to Florence, all identifiable. The Tribuna degli Uffizi was restored between 2009 and 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tribuna Of The Uffizi Buildings and structures completed in 1584 1580s establishments in Italy Individual rooms Octagonal buildings in Italy Uffizi