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Pitti Palace in Florence
Palazzo Pitti, Pitti Palace
Piazza Pitti, 1 Florence
Description: The Medici’s rivals, the wealthy Pitti family, commissioned Brunelleschi (architect of Florence’s famous Duomo) to design their home in the late 15th century.Today this grand palace housesfive museums with a diverse collection of art and artifacts ranging from the opulent private living quarters to 16th and 17th centurypaintings ( in the Palatine Gallery)and even a costume gallery.
Highlights:
- Caravaggio’s Love Sleeping
- Raphael’s Madonna of the Chair
- Giorgione’s The Three Ages of Man
- Titian’s The Concert
- Works by Botticelli, Filippo Lippi, Tintoretto, Rubens
- Works by Flemish artists
- Costume Gallery featuring clothing from the 18th and 19th centuries
- The Medici’s living quarters
Opening Hours: Pitti Palace’s museums have different opening hours:
- Palatine Gallery and Royal Apartments: Tuesday- Saturday, 8:15 am- 6:30 pm
- Costume Gallery: Tuesday- Saturday, 8:15 am- 2:30 pm
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Silver and Porcelain Musuems: Tuesday- Saturday, 8:15 am- 5:30 pm. Closed the first and last Monday of each month
Also closed January 1, May 1 and December 25
Costs: Each museum within the Pitti Palace has a different entrance fee, to be paid in cash when picking up the reserved tickets; 10 Euro reservation fee per ticket