Fresco, Courtyard, Villa La Petraia, Florence, Tuscany

Giuliano Duke of Nemours and Lorenzo Duke of Urbino on the Campidoglio or Capitoline Hill, fresco, detail, by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 1611-89, commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici, from the Fasti Medicei, or Glories of the Medici family, series, in the internal courtyard at the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The scene depicts Giuliano passing the title of Captain General of the Church to his nephew Lorenzo. In the background is the dome of St Peter and Trajan's Column. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1611-89 1637-47 Baldassare Ballroom Campidoglio Capitoline Castello Commissioned Depicts Fasti Firenze Forms Franceschini Giuliano Glories Internal Lorenzo Medicea Medicei Medici Nemours Nephew Petraia Toscana Urbino Volterrano

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