An art-lover’s dream, some of the city’s most celebrated treasures are on display at the grandiose Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace). Constructed in 1458, this palace was originally home to ambitious Florentine banker, Luca Pitti. It was sold to the Medici family in 1549 and was opened as a public museum in 1919. The Palatine contains a broad collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings. This lavish gallery overflows into the Royal apartments, a suite of 14 rooms formerly used by the Medici family, while the Silver and Carriages museums offer visitors a window into the world of Florence’s most formidable family.Occupying the entire left wing on the first floor, the Palatine reveals the opulent and personal taste of the previous occupants by retaining the character of the gallery as a private collection, rather than ordering the pictures chronologically or by style. Feast your eyes on famous works of art by Rubens, Raphael and Caravaggio on display in the sumptuously decorated rooms.
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