POGGIO CAJANO, CASTELLO AND PETRAJA, FLORENCE.. 



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are still pointed out. The year 1494 sa\v the expulsion of the Medici, and in 1529 an attempt 

 was made to burn Careggi, but it was saved by its thick walls. The villa was restored by 

 Allesandro de Medici. It has a large hall and a straight stairway leading to the upper floor, 

 where there is a loggia, with a ceiling painted by Poccetti. Lord Holland rented the villa in 1845 

 while Minister to the Tuscan Court, and Watts, staying as a guest, painted a fresco of the 

 murder of Piero Leoni, doctor to Lorenzo. The other frescoes are by Pontormo and Bron/ino. 

 The villa can only be seen when the owner is in residence. A. T. B. 



300. VILLA MEDICEA DI CAREGGI : DETAIL OF LOGGIA. 



