Knowra Palazzo Pitti Palazzo Pitti A Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy, begun for the Pitti family and later enlarged by the Medici and their successors. It now houses several museums and galleries, including the Palatine Gallery and the Treasury of the Grand Dukes.
Luca Pitti : A Florentine banker and political figure who commissioned Palazzo Pitti in the fifteenth century. His family’s ambition initiated the palace’s construction.
Palatine Gallery : A gallery in Palazzo Pitti displaying paintings from the Medici and later collections. Its densely hung rooms preserve the character of a princely picture gallery.
Uffizi Galleries : A museum complex in Florence that includes the Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Pitti, and the Boboli Gardens. The palace’s museums are administered within the same cultural institution.
Palazzo Vecchio : A fortified civic palace in Florence that has served as the city’s seat of government. Unlike the Pitti’s residential and museum role, it remains closely tied to civic authority.
Filippo Brunelleschi : An Italian architect and engineer whose work helped define Renaissance architecture. Tradition attributes the palace’s original design to him, though the attribution is uncertain.
Treasury of the Grand Dukes : A museum in Palazzo Pitti displaying decorative arts, precious objects, and objects associated with the Medici court. Its collections show the court’s wealth beyond its paintings.
Florence : A city in Tuscany, Italy, renowned for its art, architecture, and role in the Renaissance. The palace’s history and collections are inseparable from Florence’s civic and artistic life.
Palazzo Medici Riccardi : A Renaissance palace in Florence built for the Medici family in the fifteenth century. Its earlier, more compact form contrasts with the Pitti’s later monumental expansion.
Eleonora di Toledo : A Spanish noblewoman who became duchess of Florence through her marriage to Cosimo I de' Medici. She acquired the palace for the Medici in 1549.
Gallery of Modern Art (Florence) : A museum in Palazzo Pitti devoted chiefly to Italian painting from the late eighteenth to early twentieth centuries. It occupies the palace alongside collections from earlier periods.
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