Palazzo Pitti
Renaissance palace and museum in Florence, Italy
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Palazzo Pitti is a large Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy that now serves as a museum housing important art collections. It matters because it represents a significant example of Renaissance architecture and allows visitors to see masterpieces of painting, sculpture, and decorative arts from that influential historical period.
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Palazzo Pitti in 2011 The Palazzo Pitti ( Italian: [paˈlattso ˈpitti]), in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast, mainly Renaissance, palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio. The core of the present palazzo dates from 1458 and was originally the town residence of Luca Pitti, an ambitious Florentine banker.
The palace was bought by the Medici family in 1549 and became the chief residence of the ruling family of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. It grew as a great treasure house, for generations amassing paintings, plates, jewelry and luxurious possessions. The Medici also added the extensive Boboli Gardens to the palace estate.