Mugello Culla del Rinascimento is an exhibit that is held in 4 main locations. The one dedicated to the Medici's Villas, is in Borgo San Lorenzo, 40 minutes from Florence and includes never-before-seen portraits by Bronzino of Bianca Cappello, Cosimo il Vecchio, Pierfrancesco il Vecchio and Francesco I, the granduca who would become Bianca's husband. The exhibit also features 3 lunettes by Iusto Van Utens.Utens is one of the many foreigners to fall in love with Tuscany and decide to spend their lives here. He also was a Renaissance man, and a painter. The Flemish artist became famous when he was commisoned by Grand Duke Francesco the First to make an illustrated album of his many homes.The result of his efforts are some very famous lunettes, exhaustively detailed, that show how the Villas originally appeared.In the pottery and ceramic arts Museum at Borgo San Lorenzo, you can now admire 3 lunettes: Trebbio, Cafaggiolo and Pratolino.The 5-euro Mugello Culla del Rinascimento Card, good until the day of the exhibition, grants admission to the other locations as well: Medici in Arms at Scarperia, inside the Palazzo dei Vicari, the Bosco ai Frati Convent in San Piero a Sieve with works by Donatello and Brunelleschi, and to Vicchio where you can view paintings by Giotto, il Beato Angelico and Andrea del Castagno. Not to mention the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence and other museums in the provinces.And many others benefits are included as well.Visiting hours of these four locations have been standardized for the occasion from Thursday to Sunday. A free guided tour and bus from Florence are provided on Sundays.(SeeTen Production)
