Palazzo Medici Riccardi

We visited Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence on a lovely spring day...it was fascinating.  Built between 1444 and 1484 by the Medici family, it was later sold to the Riccardi family and reflects the wealth of both.  It is full of gilding, marble, amazing tapestries, paintings, and sculptures.

the Salone Carlo VIII...history below...

a great old hour glass...guess you know when your time is up !

view from below of one of the murano glass light fixtures

even the ceilings are amazing...

incredible tapestry...

the Madonna and Child by Lippi...

now that's a ceiling !!

meetings are held in this room...

a little guy hiding in the garden...

and angels reflected in the mirror...!!