People

Well, let's keep a low profile and let's say that over the centuries Tuscany gave birth to some important character or has adopted others as Mirandola Peak.

Important Tuscans of the past

Let's just put Dante in Florence, Boccaccio in Certaldo, Petrarch in Arezzo? Let's say Giotto in Vicchio, Duccio di Buoninsegna in Siena, Cimabue in Florence, Andrea Pisano in Pontedera, or Arnolfo di Cambio in Colle Val d'Elsa?

Let's talk about Brunelleschi, Donatello And Andrea del Sarto in Florence? Or of Masaccio in Castel San Giovanni in Altura, now San Giovanni Valdarno? We're talking about Vasari in Arezzo, Simone Martini in Siena, Paolo Uccello in Pratovecchio, a hamlet of Stia, in the Casentino area?

Let's talk about Piero della Francesca in Sansepolcro, of the Blessed Angelico of Vicchio or of Filippo Lippi, Welcome Cellini, Verrocchio And Antonio del Pollaiuolo in Florence? And what about a certain Botticelli of Florence or of a certain Michelangelo Buonarroti, of Caprese in the province of Arezzo, as well as Lorenzo Ghiberti, in Pelago? 

They don't tell you anything a certain Galileo Galilei, of Pisa, a certain Nicolo Machiavelli of Florence, or a certain John of the House, from Borgo San Lorenzo?

And so far I have only mentioned some of the greatest in the arts, literature, and sciences. Perhaps I've forgotten someone worthy of mention?

Ah, yes, there would also be a certain Leonardo Da Vinci, the greatest interdisciplinary genius of all time, author, among other works, of Mona Lisa, the most famous painting in the world. Then there are some politicians of a certain importance, such as Cosimo the Elder, Lorenzo the Magnificent, Cosimo I.

Famous modern and contemporary Tuscan figures

Maybe, a little more recently, there would also be characters like John Da Verrazzano, Bettino Ricasoli, various Macchiaioli painters, Giacomo Puccini, Carlo Collodi, or perhaps writers of the last century like Aldo Palazzeschi, Vasco Pratolini, Curzio Malaparte.

And what about, in even more recent politics, a Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, of a Giovanni Spadolini, of a Amintore Fanfani? so as not to delve too deeply into current affairs. Or, in journalism, of Oriana Fallaci or of Indro Montanelli?

AND Buffon, Paul Rossi, or Bartali, in sports? Benign in the show and Gianna Nannini in music?

However, a lot of them remained outside.Then there are many others we write about on TuscanyPeople every day, people who with their work, inspiration And creativity They continually bring prestige to our region around the world. We know, we know, the list seems endless, but don't tell anyone; we always keep a low profile.