Postcard 1900s Firenze Boboli Gardens Palazzo Pitti Florence Italy Used For Sale

Lush cypress spires and the rusticated bulk of the Palazzo Pitti fill this early photographic card of Florence, the Boboli Gardens stretching behind the Medici palace toward a hazy view of the Torre di Arnolfo atop the Palazzo Vecchio — a composition beloved by Edwardian tourists and Grand Tour travelers alike. The Pitti Palace, begun in 1458 and expanded by the Medici as their principal residence, anchors a garden landscape redesigned in the 16th century by Niccolò Tribolo; this view along the south wing captures the Neptune fountain terrace and the formal upper garden. A handwritten message runs diagonally across the sky of the image in the European pre-divided-back convention, addressed to \"Dear Grace\" and describing this very corner as the \"Royal Palace.\" The reverse carries a lengthy, densely written message mentioning \"St. Dominic,\" a church visit, \"S. Morelle,\" and Dominican clergy — suggesting the sender, possibly a religious traveler, was touring the major religious and civic monuments of Florence.

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