Medici Villa La Petraia, courtyard:“Dominance of Tuscany over the sea”, fresco from the cycle of the Fasti Medicei by Volterrano (Baldassarre Franceschini), 1636-1647. The scene is set in Livorno, the Medici port and ideal city refounded by Francesco I de' Medici and his brother Ferdinand I, in the shadow of the monument of the Four Moors, with the statue of Ferdinand crowned by two winged victories. In the centre, in the background, Neptune's chariot proceeds, with Galatea and Perseus (holding Medusa's shield), to which the sea god points the statue. They sail among a large group of galleys of the Order of Saint Stephen. On the right, in front of a cloth held up by putti in the face and under a personification of Fame, we see the allegories of Tuscany (with the crossed shield), of the Grand Duchy (with crown, scepter and mantle with the crest of the Order) and of Livorno, with the castle coat of arms. Detail. Villa medicea La Petraia, Firenze (FI) - Florence, Toscana - Tuscany, It...
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Medici Villa La Petraia, courtyard:“Dominance of Tuscany over the sea”, fresco from the cycle of the Fasti Medicei by Volterrano (Baldassarre Franceschini), 1636-1647.
The scene is set in Livorno, the Medici port and ideal city refounded by Francesco I de' Medici and his brother Ferdinand I, in the shadow of the monument of the Four Moors, with the statue of Ferdinand crowned by two winged victories. In the centre, in the background, Neptune's chariot proceeds, with Galatea and Perseus (holding Medusa's shield), to which the sea god points the statue. They sail among a large group of galleys of the Order of Saint Stephen.
On the right, in front of a cloth held up by putti in the face and under a personification of Fame, we see the allegories of Tuscany (with the crossed shield), of the Grand Duchy (with crown, scepter and mantle with the crest of the Order) and of Livorno, with the castle coat of arms.
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Villa medicea La Petraia, Firenze (FI) - Florence, Toscana - Tuscany, Italia - Italy

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Dec 29, 2021

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Amorino Cupid Italy Toscana Tuscany Firenze Florence Villa Mansion Villa Medicea La Petraia Medici Villa La Petraia Nobility Aristocracy Medici Villa di Delizie Villa of Delights Art Artwork Villa Medicea Medici Villa XVIIe siècle XVII Century Il Seicento The 17th Century Baldassare Franceschini Il Volterrano Painting Affresco Fresco Courtyard Barocco Baroque Allegory Sea Statue Livorno Harbour Ferdinando II De' Medici Chariot Mythology Olympus Divinity God Neptune Poseidon Greek Myth Nymph Nereid Galatea Perseus Gorgon Medusa Fame Galley Putto Cupid

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