1535/36 Antonio Cordini aka Antonio
da Sangallo the Younger (1483/1546)
At his
death it was sold to Migliore Cresci from Florence, mentioned in inscriptions
along the five windows MELIOR DE CRESCIS CI FLORENTINUS
Between
1559 and 1565 the new owner decorated the entire façade with frescoes,
including Medici crests and portraits of Giovanni and Giuliano de' Medici
The
decoration remained in this condition until the end of the nineteenth century,
when the plaster was replaced
On the
façade there is a plaque honoring Cosimo II Duke of Florence (COSMO MEDICI /
DUCI FLOREN II / PACIS ATQUE / IVSTICIAE CULTORI)
It was
enlarged in the seventeenth century extending the façade
It passed
to the Consulate of Tuscany and later to the Marini Clarelli family
It
became a barrack for soldiers and it was eventually acquired by the
municipality which has restored it
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