Caption

Medici Villa La Petraia: “Medici Villa Castello” in the lunette called “Castello”, one of the fourteen lunettes by Giusto Utens, Italianized name of Iustus van Utens, 1599-1602. This villa is located in the hill area Castello in Florence.
The lunettes present idyllic aerial views of calligraphic precision, very decorative and precious evidence of the appearance of these buildings in the past. They were painted for the Medici villa of Artimino as an "inventory" (today we would say "cadastre") of the possessions of the Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici, and after various moves, they are preserved today in the Villa La Petraia. Originally there were 17, but only 14 have reached us.
Villa medicea La Petraia, Firenze (FI) - Florence, Toscana - Tuscany, Italia - Italy

Date

Mar 01, 2021

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Ghigo Roli/Photo12

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GHR24A00_049

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Keywords

Villa di Castello Castello Villa Italy Toscana Tuscany Firenze Florence Villa Mansion Villa Medicea La Petraia Medici Villa La Petraia Nobility Aristocracy Medici Garden Villa di Delizie Villa of Delights 16e siècle XVI Century Il Cinquecento 16th Century Art Artwork Painting View Landscape Italian Landscape Iustus van Utens Lunette Architecture Building Villa Medicea Medici Villa Villa di Castello Castello Villa

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