Façade
by POCCETTI, Bernardino, Photo
From the end of the 1560s decorative embellishments were imposed by Cosimo I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, upon Florence’s previously somewhat severe aspect. The wealthy families now added the fa�ades of their palatial homes, complete with allegorical frescoes or graffito work. At this time Bernardo Poccetti was doing the graffito decoration on the fa�ade of the home of Bianca Cappello, which was located in Via Maggio.