Just down the street from the Spanish Steps is this fabulous doorway of the Palazzo Zuccari. Art historians refer to the period immediately after the High Renaissance as the Mannerist period (1520-1600). The artwork of this period is often referred to as surprising, peculiar, or unexpected, and the doorway certainly embodies that. Today the building houses a library for art historians.

You will find this gem of a masterpiece near the church of San Marco in Florence. The fresco of the Last Supper in the convent of Sant'Apollonia, completed in 1447, reflects the genius of Renaissance art. This large work, nearly 15 feet high and 32 feet wide, showcases linear perspective. The artist's humor is evident in details like St. Bartholomew's reaction to St. Andrew's knife. Admission is free, and the location is convenient.