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Frieze, Villa di Poggio a Caiano, Tuscany, Italy

Glazed terracotta frieze with classical scenes, detail, attributed to Bertolodi Giovanni, 1440-91 and Andrea Sansovino, 1467-1529, in the Sala del Fregio or Frieze Room, 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 frieze was originally on the architrave of the pediment of the loggia of the villa, but was moved inside in 1992 and restored 2010-11. 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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Glazed terracotta frieze with classical scenes, detail, attributed to Bertolodi Giovanni, 1440-91 and Andrea Sansovino, 1467-1529, in the Sala del Fregio or Frieze Room, 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 frieze was originally on the architrave of the pediment of the loggia of the villa, but was moved inside in 1992 and restored 2010-11. 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