wins the heart of Catherine, widow of the Prince of Taranto, 121;
fights the Turks in Greece, 121;
trusted minister of Queen Joan of Naples, 122;
Papal envoy to Milan, 122;
death of, 122;
builds the Certosa near Florence, 122;
burial of, at the Certosa, 123, 143.
—— Roberto, sad love story of, 123, 124.
Alberti, Leo Battista, 27.
AMBROGIANA, VILLA dell’, 88–90.
—— built by Ferdinando I, 88;
marriage of Eleonora Orsini at, 88;
Don Antonio de’ Medici at, 89;
Maria de’ Medici at, 89;
decorated by Cosimo III, 89;
Ferdinando III, meets his bride at, 89;
now a prison, 89, 152.
Ammirato, Scipione, defence of Petraja described by, 54–55; 57, 109,
110.
Anjou, Robert of, 121.
Arcetri, Galileo at, 62, 63.
Arragona d’, Tullia, poetess and courtezan, 56–57.
Ariosto, Lodovico, lines on Florence by, 53; 62, 63, 126, 148.
ARTIMINO, VILLA FERDINANDA a, 148–152.
—— 141;
hill of Artimino mentioned by Cicero, 148;
given by Otto III, to the Bishop of Pistoja, 149;
old castle of Artimino taken and retaken by Florentines and
Pistojesi, 150;
built by Ferdinando I, 150;
pictures in, 151;
sold by Pietro Leopoldo I, 151;
present owner of, 151;
description of, 151–152;
wine of, praised by Redi, 151; 152.
Austria, Joan of, see Medici.
—— Margaret of, 20.
—— Maria Maddalena of, see Medici.
B
_Bacco in Toscana_, by Dr Francesco Redi, 70, 138, 151.
Baccini, G., quoted, 4.
Baldinucci, Filippo, quoted, 91, 150, 151.
Bandini, Giovanni, duel of, 42–44.
Baroncelli, Family of, 41.
—— Tommaso, favourite of Cosimo I, 41;
death of, 42.
—— The, buy Poggio, 132.
Bavaria, Violante of, see Medici.
Bella, Stefano Della, engravings of Pratolino by, 91.
BELLOSGUARDO, VILLA DI, 59–64.
—— owned by the Cavalcanti, 59;
sold to Tommaso Capponi, 61;
ruin of, 61;
confiscation of, by Cosimo I, 61;
bought by Girolamo Michelozzi, 61;
immortalised by Mrs Browning, 61;
view from, 61–62.
Benedict XIII, Pope, 78, 83.
Benivieni, The brothers, Villa of, 138;
praise of, by Poliziano, 138.
Berenson B., quoted, 9.
Boccaccio, Giovanni, life of, by Baldelli, 6;
description of Villa Palmieri by, 6–7; 57;
description of “limpid Fount” by, 108;
description of “Valley of the Ladies” by, 113; 114; 133;
youth of, described by Roberto Gherardi, 134;
description of youths and ladies leaving Florence by, 134;
description of the “Joyous Company” at Poggio Gherardo, 136; 137;
138.
Bologna, Giovanni da, statue of Apennines at Pratolino by, 92.
Bombicci-Pomi, Signor, present owner of I Collazzi, 143.
Bonajuto, Lord of Pogna, common ancestor of Boccaccio and Galileo,
140.
Bonaparte, Elise, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, 40.
—— Napoleon, 64; 142.
Borghese, Princess, Cafaggiuolo bought by, 17.
—— Prince, wife of, inherits Villa Salviati, 106.
Botticelli, Sandro, picture painted for Matteo Palmieri by, described
by Vasari, 3.
Botticini, Francesco, pictures by, note, 4.
Bracciolini, Poggio, 29.
Brocchi, Dr G., description of Cafaggiuolo by, 17.
Bronzino, A., portrait of Bianca Cappello by, 23.
Browne, Kenworthy, Mr, present owner of house of Boccaccio’s father,
134.
Browning, Mrs Barrett, quoted, 59, 61.
Brunnelleschi, Filippo, 28;
enlarges Rusciano for Luca Pitti, 37;
note, 57.
Brunnelleschi, family of, defence of Petraja by, 54–55.
Buonarroti, Michelangelo, 27; 95; 118; 143.
Buontalenti, Bernardo, architect of Pratolino, 91;
storage of ice invented by, 93;
architect of Villa Delle Selve, 139;
architect of Villa Ferdinanda a Artimino, 150, 152.
Byron, Lord, 127.
C
CAFAGGIUOLO, VILLA di, 16–25.
—— designed by Michelozzi for Cosimo de’ Medici, 17;
description of, by Vasari, 17;
description of, by Dr G. Brocchi, 17;
letter from, by Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici, 18;
letter from, by factor, 18;
Donatello, a landed proprietor at, 19;
Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici at, 19;
letter from, by A. Poliziano, 19–20;
Margaret of Austria at, 20;
Lorenzino de’ Medici flies to, 21;
murder of Donna Eleonora de’ Medici by her husband at, 22;
murder of Donna Eleonora de’ Medici at, described by Francesco I,
22;
Francesco I, and Bianca Cappello at, 23;
Cardinal Ferdinando de’ Medici at, 23–24;
majolica of, 25.
Canaccj, Caterina, tragic love story of, 103–106.
—— Bartolomeo, 104, 105;
beheaded for the murder of his step-mother, 106.
—— Francesco, 104, 105, 106.
—— Giustino, 103, 104, 105, 106.
Candia, Duke of, see Mario.
Capraja, original name, and first mention of, 90.
Caprina, Meo Del, and his brother Luca, 118.
Carlo Alberto, Prince of Carignano, 40.
Cappello, Bianca, see Medici.
CAREGGI, VILLA di, 26–36.
—— built by Cosimo de’ Medici, 26;
origin of name of, 26;
Michelozzi architect of, 27;
Cosimo de’ Medici at, 28;
Platonic Academy at, 28;
death of Cosimo de’ Medici at, described by his son, 29–30;
Piero de’ Medici meets Lucrezia Tornabuoni at, 30;
Piero de’ Medici dies at, 30;
death of Lorenzo de’ Medici at, described by A. Poliziano, 32–34;
Savonarola at, 34;
Piero de’ Medici accused of drowning Pier Leoni at, 35;
burning of, 36;
various sales of, 36.
Cascioli, Monte, 128.
CASTELLO, VILLA di, 65–70.
—— description of, 65;
fountain of, 66;
grotto of, 66;
origin of name of, 67;
Caterina Sforza lives at, 68;
reception of Duke of Urbino at, 68–69;
death of Maria Salviati at, 69;
Cosimo I, retires to, after his marriage with Camilla Martelli, 69;
vineyards of, praised by Redi, 70;
gardens of, beautified by Pietro Leopoldo I, 70.
CASTEL-PULCI, VILLA di, 126–130.
CASTEL-PULCI, VILLA di, seized by Cardinal N. Orsini for debt, 126;
sold to Marchese Rinnucini, 126;
sold to Government for a lunatic asylum, 126;
view from, 128.
Castracane, Castruccio, 149, 150.
Catherine, titular Empress of Constantinople, 121.
Cavalcanti, Guido, mention of, by Dino Compagni, 59;
a friend of Dante, 59;
banishment and death of, 60;
description of, by Lorenzo de’ Medici, 60;
praise of, by Dante, 60;
sonnets by, 60.
—— Masino, beheaded, 60.
—— Paffiero, murder of Pazzino de’ Pazzi by, 61.
—— The, 60, 61.
Charles III, King of Spain, 79.
Charles VIII, King of France, 77.
Charles Emanuel IV, 46.
Clemente VI, Pope, 122.
—— VII, Pope, 99, 109, 110.
—— VIII, Pope, 100.
—— XII, Pope, 78, 79.
COLLAZZI, VILLA I, 143–147.
—— Signor Bombicci-Pomi present owner of, 143;
built by Messer Agostino Dini, 143;
attributed to Michelangelo, 143;
Santi di Tito probable architect of, 144;
picture by Santi di Tito at, 144; description of, 144.
—— Compagni, Dino, quoted, 59.
Corsini, Amerigo, Bishop, 77.
—— Andrea, Saint, 77;
apparition of the Virgin to, 142.
—— Bartolomeo, 78.
—— Bartolomeo, created Prince of Sismano, &c., 79.
—— Bertholdo, beheaded in 1555, 78.
—— Filippo, 78.
—— Lorenzo, created Pope as Clement XII, 78; 79.
—— Luca, friend of Savonarola, 77.
—— Marietta, wife of Macchiavelli, 77.
—— Neri, Cardinal, 78, 79.
—— Neri, Don, Prime Minister of Tuscany, 80.
—— Tommaso di Duccio, jurist and statesman, 77.
—— Tommaso, Don, present Prince, 72, 80.
Corsini, Villa at Castello, 71–80.
—— first known as “La Lepre de’ Rinieri,” 71;
various sales of, 71;
description of, 71–72;
inhabited by Sir Robert Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, 72.
Cortesi, Jacopo (il Borgognone), 70.
Cowper, Earl, inhabits Villa Palmieri, 4;
created Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, 5.
Crawford, Earl of, buys Villa Palmieri, 1, 6.
Cybo, Veronica, daughter of Prince of Massa, 100;
marriage of, described by G. Beggi, 100–102;
imperious temper of, 102;
murder of Caterina Canaccj by, 103–106.
D
Dante, Alighieri, quoted, 60;
quoted, 81; 109;
quoted, 121; 137.
Decameron, The, 6, 57, 133; note, 134, 136.
Demidoff, Prince, buys Pratolino, 96.
Dini, Agostino, builds I Collazzi, 143;
Santi di Tito works for, 144;
spends too much on building, 144.
Donatello. Landed proprietor at Cafaggiuolo, 19; 28.
Dudley, Sir Robert, 72;
conquers Guiana and discovers Trinidad, 72;
description of voyage by, 73–74;
his marriages, 74;
enters the service of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, 75;
instrument for measuring tides invented by, 76;
created Duke of Northumberland, 76;
children of, 76.
Dupré, Prof. G., 51.
—— Signorina, present owner of Lappeggi, 51.
E
Eleonora of Toledo, see Medici.
Etruria, Kingdom of, 45, 46.
Evelyn, John, description of Pratolino by, 94.
Ewart, Dorothea, quoted, 56.
F
Fabriczy, Carl von, 37, 38.
Farhill, Miss, buys Villa Palmieri, 5.
Fagiuoli, Giovan Battista, facetious poem on Lappeggi by, 49;
Cardinal Francesco Maria’s wit described by, 49; note, 52.
Ferdinando III, (of Lorraine), 24;
lends Poggio Imperiale to King of Sardinia, 46;
lends Poggio Imperiale to Carlo Alberto, Prince of Carignano, 47;
89;
destroys villa at Pratolino, 96.
Ferri, Antonio, architect of Lappeggi, 49, 52;
enlarges Villa Corsini, 71.
Ficino, Marsilio, 27;
President of the Platonic Academy, 28, 52, 82, 86;
translation of Plato finished at Villa Marmigliano, 137.
Fiesole, Description of, by B. Varchi, 81;
traditions of, 81;
mentioned by Dante, 81, 82, 83;
poem by A. Poliziano on, 86.
Fiske, Prof. Willard, present owner of Villa Landor, 113, 137.
FONT’ ALL’ ERTA, VILLA di, 108–115.
—— description by Roberto Gherardi of, 108–109;
bought by Taddeo Gaddi, 109;
A. Bonsi, ambassador of Clemente VII, at, 109;
inherited by Sinibaldo Gaddi, 110;
Loggia of, built by Niccolò Gaddi, 110;
bought by Niccolò Gondi, 112;
bought by Count Pasolini, 113;
meeting-place of the “Young Italy” party, 114;
inherited by Countess Rasponi della Testa, 115.
Francavilla, Pietro, Pietà by, 61.
Franco, Ser Matteo, meeting of Clarice de’ Medici and her children,
described by, 124–125; 127.
Frederick IV, King of Denmark, 50.
G
Gaddi, Angelo, 109.
—— Niccolò, builds Loggia at Fout’ all’ Erta, 110;
character of, 110;
will of, 112.
—— Sinibaldo, inherits Font’ all’ Erta, 110.
Gaddi, Taddeo (the elder), 109.
—— Taddeo (the younger), buys Font’ all’ Erta, 109.
Galilei, Galileo, lives at Bellosguardo, 62;
lives at Arcetri, 62, 63;
lives at Villa Delle Selve, 140.
Galluzzi, Riguccio, death of Francesco I, and of Bianca Cappello
described by, 12–13;
financial genius of Cosimo de’ Medici described by, 55.
GAMBERAIA, VILLA di, 116–119.
—— probable origin of name of, 116;
description of, 117;
garden of, laid out by Cosimo Lapi, 117;
becomes the property of the Capponi, 118;
cypresses and grotto of, 118;
Princess Ghyka present owner of, 119.
Garibaldi, Giuseppe, visit to Mario of, 107.
Gherardi, Gherardo di Bartolomeo, buys Poggio and calls it by his
name, 132.
—— Roberto, description of the Font’ all’ Erta by, 108–109;
account of Boccaccio’s youth by, 134;
description of Villa della Querce by, 138.
Ghyka, Princess, present owner of Gamberaia, 119.
Gioli, Simone, 118.
Giraldi, Senator Vincenzio di Giovanni di Niccolò, 144;
letter deploring the extinction of simple old Florentine manners,
144–147.
Giuliani, D. Tiribilli-, 123, 132.
Gondi, Niccolò, buys Font’ all’ Erta, 112.
Gregory IX, Pope, 129.
—— XIII, Pope, 112.
H
Hawkwood, Sir John, note, 54; 132.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, _Transformation_ written by, at Villa Montauto,
63.
Henry VII, Emperor, siege of Florence by, 42.
I
Innocent III, Pope, 23.
—— VI, Pope, 122.
J
Joan, of Austria, see Medici.
—— Queen of Naples, 122.
John XXII, Pope, 131.
L
Landino, Cristofano, 27, 28, 82.
Landor, Walter Savage, Villa of, 113;
description of the Affrico by, 137.
Lapi, Andrea, 117;
remains of works at Gamberaia, 118.
—— Cosimo, garden at Gamberaia laid out by, 117.
—— Jacopo, 117.
—— Zanobi, Gamberaia probably built by, 117.
—— The, property of the, divided, 118.
Lapini, A., quoted, 14.
LAPPEGGI, VILLA di, 48–52.
—— sold by the Ricasoli to Francesco de’ Medici, 48;
various owners of, 48;
favourite residence of Cardinal Francesco Maria de’ Medici, 49;
rebuilt by Ferri, 49;
celebrated by the poet G. B. Fagiuoli, 49;
Frederick IV, of Denmark at, 50, 51;
Violante of Bavaria at, 51;
present owner of, Signorina Dupré, 51;
description of, 52.
Leicester, Earl of, 72.
Leo X, Pope, 8, 20, 99.
Leoni, Pier, fresco of murder of, by G. F. Watts, 27; 35.
Leopoldo II, 15;
destruction of grottoes and statues at Pratolino by, 96.
Lodovico of Bourbon, created King of Etruria, 46.
Lorraine, Christine of, see Medici.
Lucrezia Tornabuoni, see Medici.
M
Macchiavelli, Niccolò, 77, 137.
Magaldi, Meglino di Jacopo di Magaldo, leaves Poggio to the
Congregation of the Visitation, 131.
—— The, appeal to the Cardinal-Legate against will of Meglino and
sell Poggio, 132.
Majano, Benedetto da, 137.
—— Dante da, 137.
—— Meo di, 137.
Mann, Sir Horace, on Lord Cowper, 5;
on Lady Orford, 87.
Manetti, G., 29.
Manni, Domenico, description of Roman remains near Florence, 67.
Mario (Duke of Candia) owner of Villa Salviati, 106;
visit of Garibaldi to, 107.
Martelli, Lodovico, duel of, 42–44.
Martinelli, V., quoted, 14.
Martino V, Pope, 77.
Martino, San, a Mensola, St Andrew buried in, 133;
pictures in, 133; 134.
Mecati, Abbate G. M., attempted murder of Lorenzo de’ Medici,
described by, 83–84.
Medici, Alessandro de’, 10, 36, 99, 100.
—— Antonio de, Don, supposititious child of Bianca Cappello, 12;
note, 48;
returns from wars in Hungary, 89.
—— Bianca de’ (Cappello) at Cafaggiuolo, 23;
at Pratolino, 92;
sonnets by Tasso to, 92, 93.
—— Caterina de’, 20.
—— —— (Sforza) description of, 67;
education of her son Giovanni by, 68.
—— Christine de’ (of Lorraine), bride of Ferdinando I, 13, 24, 45,
57;
death of, 70, 94, 106.
—— Clarice de’ at Cafaggiuolo, 19; 86;
meeting with her children, described by Ser Matteo Franco, 124.
—— Claudia de’, 45.
—— Contessina de’, 18.
—— Cosimo de’ (Pater Patriae) builds Cafaggiuolo, 17;
builds Careggi, 26; 27;
founds Platonic Academy, 28;
death of, 29–30;
wise words of, 38;
character of, by Galluzzi, 55;
admiration of Pius II, for, 56;
friends of, 56.
—— Cosimo I, de’, reception of Eleonora of Toledo by, 11;
as a child at Trebbio, 21, 22, 24;
created Grand Duke by Pius V, 41;
gives Villa Baroncelli (afterwards Poggio Imperiale) to his
daughter Isabella, 44;
at Petraja, 56, 57;
confiscation of Bellosguardo by, 61;
retires to Castello after his marriage with Camilla Martelli, 69;
letter from, about his marriage, 69, 99, 110, 148.
—— Cosimo II, de’, 45.
—— Cosimo III, de’, marriage of, to Marguerite Louise d’ Orleans,
13;
quarrels with his wife, 14–15, 45, 51, 58, 70, 72, 89, 95;
imprisons the wife of Roberto Acciajuoli, 123;
condemns Roberto Acciajuoli to perpetual imprisonment, 124; 151.
—— Eleonora de’, (of Toledo), marries Cosimo I, 11;
dislike of the Florentines to, 57.
—— Eleonora de’, Donna, (of Toledo), description of, 21;
murder of, by her husband Don Pietro, 22;
letter by Francesco I, about murder of, 22.
—— Ferdinando de’, Cardinal, goes to Poggio a Cajano, 11;
becomes Grand Duke of Tuscany, 23; 57.
—— Ferdinando I, de’ (late Cardinal), 13; 24;
grants Lappeggi to Don Antonio, 48;
Buontalenti commissioned to enlarge Petraja by, 57; 70;
Villa dell’ Ambrogiana built by, 88;
death of, 89; 94;
Villa Ferdinanda a Artimino built by, 150.
—— Ferdinando II, de’, attempt to resuscitate Platonic Academy by,
36;
marries Vittoria della Rovere, 45; 70;
takes Sir Robert Dudley into his service, 75; 78, 106.
—— Ferdinando de’, Prince, 45;
love of music of, 95;
letter from Scarlatti to, 95;
death of, 95.
—— Francesco I, de’, 11;
death of at Poggio a Cajano, described by Galluzzi, 12–13;
letters of, about murder of Donna Eleonora at Cafaggiulo, 22–23;
Lappeggi bought by, 48;
Pratolino built by, 91; 92; 141.
—— Francesco Maria de’, Cardinal, rebuilds Lappeggi, 49;
practical joke of, 49;
entertains King of Denmark at Lappeggi, 50;
marriage of, to Eleonora Gonzaga, 51;
death of, 51; 52.
—— Giancarlo de’, dies at Castello, 70.
—— Giangastone de’ (or Gastone), last of the Medici, 45; 50.
—— Giuliano de’, letter of as a child, 18; 19, 29, 30;
murder of, 84.
—— Giulio de’, see Clemente VII, Pope.
—— Giovanni de’, see Leo X, Pope.
—— ——, Villa at Fiesole built for, 82.
—— ——, husband of Maria Salviati, 68.
—— ——, (Delle Bande Nere) childhood of, 68.
—— Isabella de’, married to P. G. Orsini, Duke of Bracciano, 45;
murder of, by her husband, 45.
—— Ippolito de’, 69.
—— Joan de’ (of Austria), 11.
—— Lorenzino de’, 21, 36.
—— Lorenzo de’ (the Magnificent), builds Poggio a Cajano, 8;
_Ambra_, poem by, 9–10;
letter of, as a child, 18;
_Nencia da Barberino_, country idyll by, 19; 20;
room of, at Careggi, 27;
letter to, from his father, 29–30;
character of, by J. A. Symonds, 30–31;
death of, at Careggi, described by A. Poliziano, 32–34;
letter of, about Guido Cavalcanti, 60;
at Fiesole, 82;
sonnet on the violet by, 82;
dedication by Jacopo Poggio to, 83;
attempted murder of, described by Mecatti, 83–84;
gives hospitality to A. Poliziano at Fiesole, 86;
praise of, in Poliziano’s poem _Rusticus_, 86; 124;
Luigi Pulci mentioned by, 127.
—— Lorenzo de’, Duke of Urbino, 20.
—— Lucrezia de’, 18;
letter to from A. Poliziano, 19; 30; 127.
—— Marguerite Louise de’ (of Orleans), 13;
retires to Poggio a Cajano, 14.
—— Maria de’, leaves Florence as bride of Henry IV, of France, 89.
—— —— (Salviati) at Trebbio, 21;
death of, 69; 99.
—— Maria Maddalena de’ (of Austria), buys Villa Baroncelli and
changes its name to Poggio Imperiale, 45; 69.
—— Mattias de’, 48.
—— Pietro de’, Don, 21;
murders his wife Donna Eleonora at Cafaggiuolo, 22;
murder of Donna Eleonora by, described by Francesco I, 23;
accused of poisoning his little son, 23.
—— Pier Francesco de’, Castello built by, 65.
—— Piero de’, letter from, to his sons on death of Cosimo de’
Medici, 29–30.
—— The, exiled from Florence, 35, 36.
—— Violante de’ (of Bavaria) 45;
lives at Lappeggi, 51; 95.
—— Vittoria de’ (della Rovere), 15;
buys Poggio Imperiale of her husband, 45; 78.
MEDICI, VILLA, at Fiesole, 81–88.
MEDICI, VILLA, description by Vasari of, 82;
Lorenzo the Magnificent at, 82;
murder of Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici planned to take place at,
82;
description by A. Poliziano of, 86;
Countess of Orford at, 87;
sales of, 87.
Mensola, The, celebrated in the _Ninfale Fiesolane_, 133.
—— San Martino a, one of the oldest churches in Tuscany, 133; 134.
Michelozzi, Michelozzo, architect of Cafaggiuolo, 17;
architect of Careggi, 27; 28;
architect of Medicean villa at Fiesole, 82; 97.
Mirandola, Pico della, description by A. Poliziano of, 31–32; 33, 34,
82, 86, 137.
Montaigne, M. de, description of Pratolino by, 93.
Montauto, Otto da, mission to Trebbio of, described by B. Varchi, 21.
—— Villa, tower of, described by N. Hawthorne in _Transformation_,
63.
Montefeltro, Federigo di, 38;
Republic of Florence gives Rusciano to, 39.
MONTE GUFFONE, VILLA di, 120–125.
—— description of, 120–121;
built by the Grand Seneschal Acciajuoli, 121;
Queen Joan of Naples at, 122;
meeting of Clarice de’ Medici and her children near, described by
Ser Matteo Franco, 124–125.
Montelupo, Plates and jugs of, 90; 118.
Moreni, D., quoted, 26, 57.
Mozzi, Cavaliere, Medici Villa at Fiesole left by Lady Orford to, 87.
N
Napoleon I, 59, 142.
Nicholas II, Pope, 37.
O
Ombrellino, Villa dell’, Galileo Galilei lives at, 62.
Orford, Countess of, buys Medicean Villa at Fiesole, 86, 87.
Orleans, Marguerite Louise of, life of described by Martinelli, 14.
P
Paget, Lady, restoration of Villa di Bellosguardo by, 61.
Palagi, G., quoted, 52.
PALMIERI, VILLA, 1–7.
—— old names of, 1;
bought by Matteo Palmieri, 1;
transformed by Palmiero Palmieri, 1;
bought by Earl of Crawford, 1;
inhabited by Earl Cowper, 4;
bought by Miss Farhill, 5;
left to the Grand Duchess of Tuscany, 6;
lent by Countess of Crawford to H. M. Queen Victoria, 6;
identified with the second villa described in the _Decameron_, 6;
described by Baldelli, 6;
described by Boccaccio, 6; 98.
Pasolini, Count Giuseppe, buys Font’ all’ Erta, 113;
joins the “Young Italy” party, 114;
political life of, 115;
death of, 115.
—— Count Pier Desiderio, quoted, 68.
Passerini, Count Silvio, present owner of Artimino, 151.
Pazzi, Jacopo de’, 83, 84.
—— Francesco de’, 83;
hung out of the window of Palazzo della Signoria, 84.
Peter Igneus, St., goes through ordeal by fire at Badia a Settimo,
128.
PETRAJA, VILLA della, 53–58.
—— tree of Victor Emanuel at, 53;
fountain at, described by Vasari, 54;
defence by the Brunelleschi of, described by S. Ammirato, 54;
owned by the Strozzi, 55;
Cosimo I, lives at, 56;
favourite villa of Ferdinando de’ Medici, 57;
Scipione Ammirato lives at, 57;
Victor Emanuel at, 58.
Petrucci, Cesare, Gonfalonier of Florence, orders the Archbishop of
Pisa and others to be hung, 84.
Pietro Leopoldo I, 46, 54, 70, 151.
Pitti, Luca, builds Rusciano, 37;
wise words of Cosimo de’ Medici to, 38;
character of, 39.
Pius II, Pope, 56.
—— V, Pope, 41.
—— IX, Pope, 79, 114.
Poccetti, Bernardino, ceiling by, at Careggi, 27.
POGGIO A CAJANO, VILLA di, 8–15.
—— built by Lorenzo de’ Medici, 8;
frescoes in, 8–9;
gardens of, 9;
mentioned by B. Varchi, 10;
Cosimo I, and his bride at, 11;
Francesco de’ Medici and Joan of Austria at, 11;
Cardinal de’ Medici at, 11;
death of Francesco I, and of Bianca Cappello at, 12–13;
Christine of Lorraine received at, 13;
Marguerite Louise of Orleans retires to, 14; 152.
POGGIO GHERARDO, VILLA di, 131–138.
—— owned by the Magaldi, 131;
various owners of, 132;
description of, 132–133;
mentioned by S. Rogers, 134;
identified with first villa mentioned in the Decameron, 134;
description of, by Boccaccio, 136.
POGGIO IMPERIALE, VILLA di, 41–47.
—— first name of, 41;
various owners of, 41;
duel between L. Martelli and G. Bandini at, 42–44;
given by Cosimo I, to his daughter Isabella, 44;
bought by the Grand Duchess Maria Maddalena and named Poggio
Imperiale, 45;
bought by the Grand Duchess Vittoria, 45;
Violante of Bavaria at, 45;
Pietro Leopoldo enlarges, 46;
Charles Emanuel IV, at, 46;
Queen of Etruria builds Loggia at, 46;
Elise Bonaparte at, 47;
Carlo Alberto, Prince of Carignano, at, 47;
Victor Emanuel narrowly escapes being burnt to death at, 47.
Poggio, Jacopo del, dedication to Lorenzo de’ Medici by, 83;
hanging of, for murder of Giuliano de’ Medici, 84.
Poliziano, Angelo, letter from, on Lorenzo de’ Medici’s pet horse, 10;
letter to Lucrezia de’ Medici from, 19;
dismissal of, by Clarice de’ Medici, 20; 27;
praise of Lorenzo de’ Medici by, 31;
description of Pico della Mirandola by, 31;
letter to Jacopo Antiquario on the death of Lorenzo de’ Medici by,
32–34; 35, 82;
letter to Marsilio Ficino by, 86;
praise of Lorenzo de’ Medici in _Rusticus_ by, 86; 137;
praise of the brothers Benivieni by, 138.
Pontormo, Jacopo da, fresco by, 9.
PRATOLINO, VILLA di, 90–96.
—— built by Francesco I, 91;
Bernardo Buontalenti, architect of, 91;
engravings by Stefano Della Bella of, 91;
description by Bernardo Sgrilli of, 92;
statue of the Apennines at, 92;
Bianca Cappello at, 92;
sonnet by Tasso on, 92;
described by Montaigne, 93;
mentioned by Sir Henry Wotton, 94;
ambassador of Prince of Transylvania goes to, 94;
described by John Evelyn, 94;
theatre built by Prince Ferdinando de’ Medici at, 95;
destroyed by Ferdinando of Lorraine, 96;
grottoes and statues of, destroyed by Leopoldo II, 96;
bought by Prince Demidoff, 96.
Pulci, Antonia, a poetess, wife of Bernardo Pulci, 127.
—— Bernardo, a pastoral poet, 127.
—— Jacopo di Rinaldo, his son and grandsons, 126.
—— Luca, author of the _Ciriffo Calvaneo_, &c., 126.
—— Luigi, 27;
author of the _Morgante Maggiore_, 126;
mentioned by Lorenzo de’ Medici in his poem on hawking, 127;
jokes on his name by Ser Matteo Franco, 127;
poem by, translated by Lord Byron, 127;
description of poem by, 127;
J. A. Symonds on poem by, 127–128.
—— The three brothers, celebrated by Verino, 127.
Q
Quentin, St., silver casket containing bones of, 129.
R
Rasponi della Testa, Countess Angelica, present owner of Font’ all’
Erta, 115.
Redi, Dr Francesco, 50;
praise of vineyards of Petraja and Castello by, 70; 89;
praise of Salviati’s wine by, 138;
praise of wine of Artimino by, 151.
Riario, Count Gugliemo, assists in planning murder of Lorenzo and
Giuliano de’ Medici, 83.
Ricca, G., quoted, 4.
Robbia, Della, frieze by one of the, 9;
Madonna by, 113;
frieze by one of the, 129.
Rogers, Samuel, on Florence, 40;
on Galileo, 62–63;
on Poggio Gherardo, 133–134.
Roscoe, W., quoted, 32.
Ross, Henry James, present owner of Poggio Gherardo, 132.
Rossellino, Antonio, 116, 117.
Rovere, Frederigo Ubaldo della, 45.