Villa Rusciano
43°45′34.98″N 11°16′40.53″E / 43.7597167°N 11.2779250°E Villa Rusciano is a historic villa in the neighbourhood of
Brunelleschi
.
Description and history
Set in a hilly area on the outskirts of
Salviati
family.
In the mid-15th century, Luca Pitti bought the estate and had it restructured by Filippo Brunelleschi. The original project was not fully completed. Of this project only the huge staircase and decorative parts of the inner courtyard and interiors remain. Inside there is also a della Robbia sculpture with cherubs.[a]
The garden has a panoramic terrace with cypress trees. It was in these gardens that Francesco Franceschi Fenzi first discovered his passion for plants.
In 1472 it was bought by the
Ida Fenzi
.
Notes
- ^ The identity of the particular member of the della Robbia family of sculptors who created this piece does not seem to be recorded.
Sources
- Il Posseso di Rusciano
- Il “Quinto Liceo Scientifico” - Giovanni Giovannini
- Un Ricordo del Liceo “Gobetti” - Mercurio Candela
External links
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