Palazzo Pitti
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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 from the
Palazzo Pitti in 2011
Virtual reconstruction of the fifteenth-century façade of Palazzo Pitti.
Luca Pitti (1398–1472) began work on the palazzo in 1458.
Eleanor of Toledo, Duchess of Florence, bought the palazzo from the Pitti in 1549 for the Medici. Portrait after Bronzino.
Cosimo I de' Medici
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Cosimo I de' Medici was the second and last duke of Florence from 1537 until 1569, when he became the first grand duke of Tuscany, a title he held until his death. Cosimo I succeeded his cousin to the
Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici, c. 1545
Cosimo I de' Medici at about 19 years of age (by Pontormo, c. 1538)
The coronation of Cosimo as Grand Duke of Tuscany by Pope Pius V in the Sala Regia of the Vatican Palace
Official portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici as Grand Duke of Tuscany by Giovanni Battista Naldini