Linda DV (away for the holidays):
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
Basilica of San Lorenzo
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
The statue of Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
The statue of Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
The statue of Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
The "augmented coat of arms of the Medici, Or, five balls in orle gules, in chief a larger one of the arms of France (viz. Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or) was granted by Louis XI in 1465.
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
Basilica di San Lorenzo
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
Medici Chapel: Cappella dei Principi
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
The Medici Chapels: "Chapel of the Princes"
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
Capella dei Principi: Ferdinando I de Medici
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
"Chapel of the Princes" painted dome: the frescoes were painted by Pietro Benvenuti in 1828 and feature scenes of the Old and New Testaments
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
"Chapel of the Princes" painted dome: the frescoes were painted by Pietro Benvenuti in 1828 and feature scenes of the Old and New Testaments
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
"Chapel of the Princes" painted dome: the frescoes were painted by Pietro Benvenuti in 1828 and feature scenes of the Old and New Testaments
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
"Chapel of the Princes" painted dome: the frescoes were painted by Pietro Benvenuti in 1828 and feature scenes of the Old and New Testaments
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
"Chapel of the Princes" painted dome: the frescoes were painted by Pietro Benvenuti in 1828 and feature scenes of the Old and New Testaments
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
"Chapel of the Princes" painted dome: the frescoes were painted by Pietro Benvenuti in 1828 and feature scenes of the Old and New Testaments
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
"Chapel of the Princes" painted dome: the frescoes were painted by Pietro Benvenuti in 1828 and feature scenes of the Old and New Testaments
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
"Chapel of the Princes" painted dome: the frescoes were painted by Pietro Benvenuti in 1828 and feature scenes of the Old and New Testaments
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
The "augmented coat of arms of the Medici, Or, five balls in orle gules, in chief a larger one of the arms of France (viz. Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or) was granted by Louis XI in 1465.
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
The cenotaph of Grand Duke Francesco II de' Medici
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
The cenotaph of Grand Duke Francesco II de' Medici
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
The cenotaph of Grand Duke Cosimo I.
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
Chapel of the Princes: wall detail
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
Chapel of the Princes: wall detail
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
Chapel of the Princes: wall detail
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
Chapel of the Princes: wall detail
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
Chapel of the Princes: wall detail
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
Chapel of the Princes: wall detail
Linda DV (away for the holidays):
Chapel of the Princes: gold medal made by Louis Siries. This medal was made to the memory of Gian Gastone, the last of the Medici Grand Dukes in Florence