Villa di Poggio a Caiano, Tuscany, Italy

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 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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1443-1516 1480 1480-95 1513-20 Ambra Apartments Arcade Begun Caiano Cosimo Drone Feltrini Firenze Forms Franciabigio Giuliano Loggia Lorenzo Magnificent Magnifico Medicea Medici Montalbano Morta Museums Natura Pediment Poggio Portico Prato Sangallo Toscana Tuscan Unmanned

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