Florence

Decor Prints

Medici

Edith Wharton

Florencia

Believe it or not, there is a whole series of Paper Dolls with various costumes, for children (supposedly!), from Amazon.com.  Here are a few...

Florentine Costumes

Artist Antonio Bici produced some very clean representations of very happy Tuscan peasants as shown in the right column below.

They are available from AllPosters.com.  Just click on the title to link through to the collection where you can see sizes and prices.

If you are interested in historical costumes, The Costumer's Manifesto site is the bible.  They offer great descriptions of:

• Medieval and Early Renaissance Costumes, 
• Costume History by Period,
• A Timeline of 15th Century Southern European Dress,
• Italian Renaissance Costume Links,

And if you have or know children, they may enjoy a Paper Doll Series of costumes available from Amazon.com.  They all cost under 6$.  See the titles I've collected in the left column.

Post-Card Art

In the days before cameras became common-place items in a tourist's bag, visitors to towns would purchase picture post-cards as remembrances of their journey.  

The cards were reproductions of drawings, with colors added.  To the modern eye, the effect is charmingly nostalgic of the 'Grand Tour' era of travel.

The prints in the left column below are made from picture post-cards and are sold in various sizes, but are all relatively inexpensive.  They click through to their page at AllPosters.com where you can see the sizes and prices.

Check out my Framed Prints Page for ideas about how to display them in your home.

 Palazzo Vecchio

 Bell Tower

 Il Ponte Vecchio

 Santa Maria Novella

 Loggia dei Lanzi

 Vintage Florence at AllPosters.com

Abito dei contadini (Peasant Costumes)

Abito dei contadini di Masiano (Masaiano Peasant Costumes)

Abito delle contadine (Peasant Women Costumes)

Abito dei contadini di Montale (Montale Peasant Costumes)

 Antonio Bici at AllPosters.com