1905 Italian Original Print - The Villa Medici at Fiesole - From Book Florence & Some Tuscan Cities (1905)

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Date: 1905
Illustration size: 4 x 5.5 inches
Page size : 6 x 8.5 inches
Artist: Robert Charles Goff

About … Read more Date: 1905
Illustration size: 4 x 5.5 inches
Page size : 6 x 8.5 inches
Artist: Robert Charles Goff

About The Poster: This small illustration comes from the book Florence & Some Tuscan Cities, published in London in 1905. The work brings together more than 70 watercolors painted by Robert Charles Goff, accompanied by texts written by his wife, Clarissa Goff. Robert Charles Goff was an Irish engraver and painter specializing in topographical landscapes. After a military career that led him to the rank of colonel, he retired in 1878 to devote himself entirely to art. Recognized for his talent, he was elected a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1887 and went on to pursue an artistic career enriched by numerous travels between London, Brighton, and Florence. In the 1890s, the couple settled in a villa overlooking Florence, where they undertook the creation of this book dedicated to the beauty of Italian cities.

This illustration is accompanied by the following description: « The Villa Medici at Fiesole / Built for Cosimo, "Pater Patriæ," by the architect Michelozzo. It was here that the Pazzi Conspiracy was organised. »

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