Palazzo Lanfranchi, Pisa
The Palazzo Lanfranchi is a palace located on Lungarno Galileo Galilei #8, in the city of Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy. History The aristocratic Lanfranchi family included diplomats serving the Medici Dukes of Tuscany; for example, in the 1530s, Albizzi Lanfranchi had been a diplomat for Cosimo I de' Medici. The family had also owned a palace across the Arno, the Palazzo Lanfranchi-Toscanelli. This palace was reconstructed from 1539 to 1555, uniting a series of 13th and 14th-century houses with towers into a single palace. The palace has undergone many renovations, and has housed the Museo della Grafica since 2007. Collection The Museum houses the collection of the ''Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe dell’Università di Pisa''; initially curated in 1957 by Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti. Among the collection of prints and engravings included are those of Sebastiano Timpanaro senior, which has many acqueforti by Giovanni Fattori, and 19th and 20th-century works by Renato Birolli, Corrado C ...
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A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which housed the Roman Empire, Imperial residences. Most European languages have a version of the term (''palais'', ''palazzo'', ''palacio'', etc.), and many use it for a wider range of buildings than English. In many parts of Europe, the equivalent term is also applied to large private houses in cities, especially of the aristocracy; often the term for a large country house is different. Many historic palaces are now put to other uses such as parliaments, museums, hotels, or office buildings. The word is also sometimes used to describe a lavishly ornate building used for public entertainment or exhibitions such as a movie palace. A palace is distinguished from a castle while the latter clearly is fortified or has the style of a fortification ...
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