Uffizi

After wandering the streets of Florence for several hours, we decided to stand in line for the Uffizi. The museum is one of the more expensive in town and it can take over an hour of waiting in line to get in. I'm definitely glad we checked it out, but I suppose Renaissance art just isn't my thing. The portrayal of baby Jesus occupied a majority of the paintings we saw, and some of them were hilarious, creepy or both.

For example:

Baby Christ looks on in disbelief at the wackos with whom he has to work.
This one doesn't need help from me. It's already subtitled "Madonna with the Long Neck." Also, baby Jesus looks like he just went through chemotherapy?
This one looks like he'd give that 19lb Indonesian baby a run (waddle?) for his money.
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These old dudes are pondering the fashion statement being made by putting Baby J in a pink dress.
See what I mean? The whole upper floor of the museum was filled with these things. By the time we got through this, the museum was closing in half an hour and we were too tired to even consider looking at the special exhibits on the next floor down. Too bad it's a pain in the ass getting in or I would try to go back tomorrow. Anyway, we have the archeological museum to peruse tomorrow. Hopefully it will be a learning experience.