Purchased in 1550, the Palace was chosen by Cosimo I de’ Medici and his wife Eleanor of Toledo as the new Grand Ducal residence, and it soon became the new symbol of the Medici’s power …

The Palazzo Pitti (Italian: [paˈlattso ˈpitti]), in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast, mainly Renaissance, palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River …

The Pitti Palace houses important collections of paintings and sculpture, works of art, porcelain, silver and period costumes. There are works by Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio and many others. …

Jan 13, 2023 · The Pitti Palace in Florence, otherwise known as the Palazzo Pitti, is a vast palace originally constructed in the Renaissance era. In terms of the Pitti Palace’s architecture, the …

Palazzo Pitti, Florence’s largest private building, was built that way in 1440. A palace designed by Pitti would have had windows as large as those in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi’s main door. In …

Sep 13, 2021 · The Palazzo Pitti is Florence's most important palace, and its combination of splendor, history, and the collections it houses make it one of the city's most popular …

Apr 9, 2008 · The art of the Pitti palace, with a short history of the building of the palace, and its owners, and an appreciation of its treasures by Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs, 1866-

Pitti Palace, Florence (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); about 1860–1868; Giorgio Sommer (Italian, born Germany, 1834 - 1914); Albumen silver print; Image: 18 × 24.2 cm (7 1/16 × 9 …

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The Palazzo Pitti, in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast, mainly Renaissance, palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance...