RAFFAELLO SanzioThe Granduca Madonna (detail)1504Oil on wood, 84 x 55 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RAFFAELLO SanzioThe Granduca Madonna (detail)1504Oil on wood, 84 x 55 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RAFFAELLO SanzioThe Granduca Madonna1504Oil on wood, 84 x 55 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

Picture Gallery, The Masterpieces

RAFFAELLO SanzioMadonna della Seggiola (Sedia)1514Oil on wood, diameter 71 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RAFFAELLO SanzioMadonna della Seggiola (Sedia)(detail)1514Oil on wood, diameter 71 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RAFFAELLO SanzioMadonna della Seggiola (Sedia)(detail)1514Oil on wood, diameter 71 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

BRONZINO, AgnoloGuidobaldo della Rovere1531-32Oil on wood, 114 x 86 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

BRONZINO, AgnoloGuidobaldo della Rovere (detail)1531-32Oil on wood, 114 x 86 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

ALLORI, CristofanoJudith with the Head of Holofernes1615-17Oil on canvas, 139 x 116 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

ALLORI, CristofanoJudith with the Head of Holofernes1615-17Oil on canvas, 139 x 116 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RUBENS, Peter PaulThe Consequences of War1637-38Oil on canvas, 206 x 342 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RUBENS, Peter PaulThe Consequences of War (detail)1637-38Oil on canvas, 206 x 342 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RUBENS, Peter PaulThe Consequences of War (detail)1637-38Oil on canvas, 206 x 342 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RUBENS, Peter PaulThe Consequences of War (detail)1637-38Oil on canvas, 206 x 342 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

LIPPI, Fra FilippoMadonna with the Child and Scenes from the Life of St Anne1452Oil on panel, diameter 135 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

LIPPI, Fra FilippoMadonna with the Child and Scenes from the Life of St Anne (detail)1452Oil on panelGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

LIPPI, Fra FilippoMadonna with the Child and Scenes from the Life of St Anne (detail)1452Oil on panelGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

PERUGINO, PietroThe Mourning of the Dead Christ (Deposition)1495Oil on panel, 214 x 195 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

PERUGINO, PietroThe Mourning of the Dead Christ (detail)1495Oil on panelGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

ANDREA DEL SARTOPietà with Saints1523-24Oil on wood, 239 x 199 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

ANDREA DEL SARTOPietà with Saints (detail)1523-24Oil on woodGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

DYCK, Sir Anthony vanPortrait of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglioc. 1625Oil on canvas, 195 x 147 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

DYCK, Sir Anthony vanPortrait of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio (detail)c. 1625Oil on canvas, 195 x 147 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RUBENS, Peter PaulThe Four Philosophers1611-12Oil on canvas, 164 x 139 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RUBENS, Peter PaulThe Four Philosophers (detail)1611-12Oil on canvas, 164 x 139 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

ANDREA DEL SARTOAssumption of the Virgin1526-29Oil on wood, 236 x 205 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

ANDREA DEL SARTOAssumption of the Virgin (detail)1526-29Oil on woodGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

GIORGIONEThe Three Ages1500Oil on panel, 62 x 77 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florenc

GIORGIONEThe Three Ages (detail)1500Oil on panel, 62 x 77 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

GENTILESCHI, ArtemisiaJudith and Her Maidservant1614-20Oil on canvas, 114 x 93.5 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

GENTILESCHI, ArtemisiaJudith and Her Maidservant (detail)1614-20Oil on canvas, 114 x 93.5 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RAFFAELLO SanzioMadonna dell'Impannata1513-14Oil on wood, 158 x 125 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RAFFAELLO SanzioMadonna dell'Impannata (detail)1513-14Oil on wood, width of detail: 30,4 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

TIZIANO VecellioThe Concertc. 1510Oil on canvas, 87 x 124 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

TIZIANO VecellioThe Concert (detail)c. 1510Oil on canvas, 87 x 124 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

BOTTICELLI, SandroPortrait of a Young Womanc. 1475Tempera on panel, 61 x 40 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

BOTTICELLI, SandroPortrait of a Young Woman (detail)c. 1475Tempera on panel, 61 x 40 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RAFFAELLO SanzioPortrait of Agnolo Doni1506Oil on wood, 63 x 45 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RAFFAELLO SanzioPortrait of Agnolo Doni (detail)1506Oil on wood, 63 x 45 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

TIZIANO VecellioLa Bella1536Oil on canvas, 89 x 76 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

TIZIANO VecellioLa Bella (detail)1536Oil on canvas, 89 x 76 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

VASARI, GiorgioPortrait of Duke Alessandro de' Medici1534Oil on canvasGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

VASARI, GiorgioPortrait of Duke Alessandro de' Medici (detail)1534Oil on canvasGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence

RAFFAELLO SanzioPortrait of Maddalena Doni1506Oil on panel, 63 x 45 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florenc

RAFFAELLO SanzioPortrait of Maddalena Doni (detail)1506Oil on panel, 63 x 45 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florenc

RAFFAELLO SanzioPortrait of Maddalena Doni (detail)1506Oil on panel, 63 x 45 cmGalleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florenc

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The Pitti Palace was originally built as a palace for Luca Pitti, a wealthy rival of the Medici.

It was probably begun in the 1450s, so the traditional attribution of its design to Brunelleschi (who died in 1446) is unlikely; it has also been attributed to

Alberti. It remained unfinished until it was acquired in 1549 by Duke Cosimo I, who made it the Medici residence and had it enlarged by Ammanati. Most of

the present vast structure dates from the 16th and 17th centuries. The interior includes opulent decoration by Pietro da Cortona.

The Pitti Gallery on the upper floor in the left wing contains about 500 masterpieces from the Medici collections which rival those of its sister

institution, the Uffizi.