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Gardens of the Château de Villandry
View of the Diane de Poitiers' garden at the Château de Chenonceau
Medici Fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris
Château de Vallery, about 1570
Villa di Castello
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The Villa di Castello, near the hills bordering Florence, Tuscany, central Italy, was the country residence of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The gardens, filled with fountains, statuary,
Lunette of Villa di Castello as it appeared in 1599, painted by Giusto Utens
The villa and garden of Villa di Castello in July 2013
Cosimo I de Medici, 19 years of age, at the time he was building the gardens of Villa di Castello (Jacopo Pontormo, c. 1538)
The villa and gardens seen from the upper garden. The garden plan was based on harmony and order, the principles upon which Cosimo planned to rule Florence.