Fresco, Sala di Leone X, Villa di Poggio a Caiano, Tuscany

Consul Flaminio speaking to the council of the Achaeans, a metaphor for the intervention of Lorenzo the Magnificent in the Dieta di Cremona, fresco, detail, 1578-82, by Alessandro Allori, 1535-1607, in the Sala di Leone X, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The hall was designed by Sangallo in 1485 and is painted with frescoes by Pontormo, Allori, Andrea del Sarto and Franciabigio exalting the glory of the Medici dynasty. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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