New Chapel, Villa La Petraia, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Lemon tree in plant pot through trompe l'oeil open door, with pot representing the Medici family, used in the gardens here, by Rinaldo Botti, Giuseppe Gricci and Giuseppe Del Moro, late 17th century, in the New Chapel, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. This room was originally Cosimo III de Medici's bedroom, study room and private chapel and was remodelled in 1774 by the Lorraines. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Lemon tree in plant pot through trompe l'oeil open door, with pot representing the Medici family, used in the gardens here, by Rinaldo Botti, Giuseppe Gricci and Giuseppe Del Moro, late 17th century, in the New Chapel, in the Villa La Petraia, a 14th century Villa Medicea at Castello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. This room was originally Cosimo III de Medici's bedroom, study room and private chapel and was remodelled in 1774 by the Lorraines. The villa is now a museum and forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen