Amidei
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The Amidei family was an ancient Italian noble family from Florence, Italy. The family was of Roman descent but lived in Florence since its foundation. They have been described by Niccolò Machiavelli
Marriage of Buondelmonte by Saverio Altamura.
The Arch of Augustus, Susa, Italy
Fresco in the Church of the Santissima Annunziata, in which Amadio resuscitates a drowned boy, painted by Bernardino Poccetti.
Castello di Mugnana, in the Chianti region
Giovanni Villani
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Giovanni Villani was an Italian banker, official, diplomat and chronicler from Florence who wrote the Nuova Cronica on the history of Florence. He was a leading statesman of Florence but later gained
Statue in the Loggia del Mercato Nuovo in Florence
A fresco painting by Giotto di Bondone in the Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, within the chapel owned by the Bardi bankers; Giotto's artworks were praised by Villani.
Villani was the superintendent of the construction of Andrea Pisano's bronze doors for the Florence Baptistry.
Stone marker with the coat of arms at the Palazzo di Arte di Calimala, the guild to which Giovanni Villani belonged