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(Italiano: Galleria Palatina)

General Info

The Palatine Gallery or Palatina GAllery is housed in the left wing of the Palazzo Pitti, and is home to works by Rubens, Titian, Raphael, and Carravaggio, to name a few. The Palatina, once one of the many homes of the Medici family, was later used as the residence of choice by the house of Hapsburg-Lorraine, and even the royal family of Italy. The works in the Palatina are not hung in chronological order; rather, they are hung in classic gallery style, according to size and subject. In addition to the paintings, the walls of the Palatine contain many lovely frescoes that are worth seeing in and of themselves. The works in the gallery come primarily from the Flemmish, Italian, and Spanish schools; indeed, there are so many works that they overflow the gallery into the formal royal apartments which are at one end. The core of the collection came from the Medici family and their private collections. There are over 500 Renaissance era paintings housed in the Palatina. The gallery is believed to have been designed by renowned architect Filippo Brunelleschi. The Palatina Gallery is open Tuesday-Sunday year round, and can be toured along with the rest of the Pitti. There is a smaller fee for those who wish to tour just the Palatine Gallery.

Written on 02/01/09 by Anonymous

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