# Villa Medicea [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BUONTALENTI, Bernardo]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary The Villa Medicea, constructed by Bernardo Buontalenti, was commissioned by the Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici. The building is also called as the villa of hundred chimneys after the great number of chimneys seen on the roof. The villa was the favourite summer house of the Grand Duke. ## Related artworks - [Exterior view of the Grotto]() - [Exterior View of the Grotto]() - [Exterior view of the Grotto]() - [Façade]() - [Sketches for costumes]() - [Sketches for costumes]() - [Stairway]() - [The Grotta Grande]() - [The Grotta Grande]() - [The Grotta Grande]() - [Vase]() - [View of the Tribune]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()