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Giusto Utens painted a series of lunettes depicting the main Medici villas in the 17th century, which are now held by the Villa La Petraia. The last Medici villas were the Villa di Montevettolini and the Villa di Artimino, bought in 1595/6 by Ferdinando I while he was expanding the Villa di Castello, Villa La Petraia and Villa dell'Ambrogiana.
The villa was depicted by Giusto Utens in a series of lunettes portraying the Medici villas. The building was frequently used by Ferdinand I; his grandson Ferdinand II sold it and its surrounding lands in 1650 to the Bartolomei family. In 1871 it was acquired by prince Marcantonio Borghese, who was also owner of the Villa Medici di Cafaggiolo ...
Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (11 August 1667 – 18 February 1743) was an Italian noblewoman who was the last lineal descendant of the main branch of the House of Medici.A patron of the arts, she bequeathed the Medicis' large art collection, including the contents of the Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti and the Medici villas, which she inherited upon her brother Gian Gastone's death in 1737, and her ...
The Medici Villa of Poggio a Caiano, also called Ambra, is one of the most famous Medici villas and is located in Poggio a Caiano . Today it is state owned and it houses two museums: one of the historic apartments (ground floor and first floor) and the Museum of Still Life (second floor).
Medici villas — historic villas and gardens of the House of Medici, ... Villa Medici at Cafaggiolo; Villa Medici at Careggi; Villa di Castello; F. Villa Medici ...
The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, on Jan. 7, 2025. Credit - Ethan Swope—AP. M ore than 100,000 residents have been forced to evacuate Los ...
Villa La Petraia by Giusto Utens. Giusto Utens or Justus Utens (died 1609) was a Flemish painter who is remembered for the series of Medicean villas in lunette form that he painted for the third Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinando I, in 1599–1602.
An aerial view of utility vehicles parked near beachfront homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the L.A. region on Jan. 13, 2025 in Malibu, California.