In the Florence episode of the second season of Dream of Italy on PBS, Kathy discovers the private 15th-century palace of the Medici family.
The frescoed private chapels in the 15th-century Palazzo Medici Riccardi at Via Camillo Cavour, 3 are significant, because at the time, private chapels were rarely permitted by the Pope. The Medici family hired Benozzo Gozzoli to paint the frescoes on plaster, a material that requires speedy work and is unforgiving if the artist makes a mistake. For more information, visit: museumsinflorence.com
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