03 — ARTWORK
Fortezza Vecchia
SANGALLO, Antonio da, the Elder · 1534 →
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03 — ARTWORK
SANGALLO, Antonio da, the Elder · 1534 →
PALETTE
HOVER OR TAP A SWATCH FOR NAME, SHARE AND HEX. SAMPLED FROM THE IMAGE — INDICATIVE, NOT A PIGMENT ANALYSIS.
COMMENTARY
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At the north end of the old port area of Livorno is the Fortezza Vecchia (Old Fortress), built by Antonio da Sangallo for Cardinal Giulio de' Medici between 1521 and 1534. It is dominated by a squat tower known as the Mastio di Matilde, part of an earlier 11th century castle.
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